M&A Deal Summary

Live Nation Acquires Stureplansgruppen Live AB

On March 5, 2015, Live Nation acquired media company Stureplansgruppen Live AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Live Nation’s 19th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Live Nation’s 3rd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-05
Target Stureplansgruppen Live AB
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Live Nation
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Stureplansgruppen Live AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Stureplansgruppen Live AB is a concert promotor who operates one of the country’s most popular festivals in the Nordic Region.

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Buyer

Live Nation

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Media
Employees16,200
Revenue 23.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Live Nation is a live entertainment company. Live Nation produces live music concerts; owns, operates, has exclusive booking rights for or has an equity interest in 148 venues, including House of Blues music venues and locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, the Hollywood Palladium, the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and The O2 Dublin; provides ticketing sales and marketing services; and provides artist management services. Live Nation was formed in 2005 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 45
Sector: Media M&A 19 of 35
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 22 of 38
Country: Sweden M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-19 C3 Presents

Austin, Texas, United States

C3 Presents, LLC produces, books, and markets live experiences, concerts, events, and music shows and festivals in the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-04 MAMA & Co.

London, United Kingdom

MAMA & Co. is a provider of integrated live music and artist services business, employing in excess of 1,000 people nationwide and operating throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.

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