M&A Deal Summary

Mediawan Acquires Lagardere Studios SAS

On June 22, 2020, Mediawan acquired media company Lagardere Studios SAS from Lagardere for 100M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mediawan’s 8th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Mediawan’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mediawan’s 7th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-06-22
Target Lagardere Studios SAS
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Mediawan
Sellers(s) Lagardere
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 100M EUR

Target

Lagardere Studios SAS

Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Lagardere Studios is an independent content producer and distributor in Europe and Africa, with a presence in France, Spain (Grupo Boomerang), Finland (Aito Media), and the Netherlands (Skyhigh TV). It has long-term relationships with the main broadcasters in each of those countries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mediawan

Paris, France
Category Company
Sector Media
Employees459
Revenue 283M EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Mediawan is an operator of an independent European audiovisual content platform. Mediawan is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Media) 8 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (France) 7 of 7
Year (2020) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-10 Black Dynamite Production SAS

Paris, France

Black Dynamite Production SAS is an audiovisual production company focused on broadcasting programs, documentaries and short programs for the large general-interest channels and the specialist channels of the TNT and of cable and satellite TV. Black Dynamite Production's favorite themes are sport, culture, and cinema with a permanent, implicit aim of transmitting strong and universal values. Black Dynamite has gained unique know-how in the areas of story-telling and imaging.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lagardere

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1826
Sector Media
Employees24,173
Revenue 8.1B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Lagardere is a diversified media group which operates through four divisions. These include Lagardere Publishing, Lagardere Services, Lagardere Active, and Lagardere Unlimited. Lagardere was founded in 1826 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Media) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 11 of 11
Country (France) 8 of 8
Year (2020) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-20 SPORTFIVE

Cheshire, France

SPORTFIVE is a globally active sports marketing business focusing on the buying & selling of sponsorship and media rights as well as brand consulting, event management and athlete management. Its success is built on long-standing relationships on a global scale paired with decades of experience and an innovative spirit to bring together brands, rightsholders, media platforms, and sports fans. SPORTFIVE is a trusted partner for business with the world’s leading clubs, leagues, and federations in established sports markets such as soccer, handball, and Olympics as well as in growth markets such as eSports. The agency currently employs 1,200 full-time employees across 15 countries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-18 Creative Table Holdings

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Creative Table Holdings has developed a catering offer at Dubai airport as well as an award-winning portfolio of Food & Beverages brands (local and healthy concepts).

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