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MBK Partners Acquires Gala Television Group

On December 1, 2008, private equity firm MBK Partners acquired media company Gala Television Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MBK Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is MBK Partners’ 2nd transaction in Taiwan.
Investment Fate
  • Gala Television Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2011.
  • Gala Television Group was sold to a financial buyer in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-12-01
Target Gala Television Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) MBK Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

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Gala Television Group

Taipei, Taiwan
Gala TV (“GTV”) is one of the leading TV channel operators in Taiwan, broadcasting a mixture of in-house produced, commissioned and acquired content over the cable TV network. Through the years, GTV has produced and accumulated a library of many popular Chinese language TV programs.

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Buyer

MBK Partners

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MBK Partners is a private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout Northern Asia (Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan). MBK specializes in a variety of transactions, including management buy-outs, corporate divestitures, take privates, and add-on acquisitions and will consider both majority and minority positions. Sectors of interest include telecommunication/media, financial services, heavy industrials, consumer, pharmaceuticals, and business services. MBK Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hong Kong. The Firm has additional offices in Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 49
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 19
Country: Taiwan M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2008 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Luye Pharma

Singapore, Singapore

Luye Pharma is a Chinese specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on drug-delivery systems. The Company engages in the development, manufacturing and sale of patented prescription medicines in oncology, cardiovascular, orthopedics, neurology and gastrointestinal fields. Luye Pharma was founded in 1994 and is based in Singapore.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-19 Techpack Solutions

Seoul, South Korea

Techpack Solutions is a manufacturer of beverage packaging products in Korea. It a manufacturer of glass bottles, the second largest in plastic bottles and the third largest in cans. The Company has a strong domestic customer base, supplying to most of Korea's major beverage companies (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Techpack Solutions was founded in 1956 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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