M&A Deal Summary

MTG Acquires Nice Entertainment Group Oy

On September 23, 2013, MTG acquired media company Nice Entertainment Group Oy from CapMan

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MTG’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is MTG’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-09-23
Target Nice Entertainment Group Oy
Sector Media
Buyer(s) MTG
Sellers(s) CapMan
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nice Entertainment Group Oy

Helsinki, Finland
Nice Entertainment Group Oy is an independent content production entertainment group based on storytelling, communication and entertainment. Nice currently has three integrated business areas: TV content production, event production and commercial production.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MTG

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Media
Employees1,054
Revenue 6.0B SEK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MTG is an international entertainment group. Its operations span six continents and include TV channels and platforms, online services, content production businesses and radio stations. MTG was founded in 1987 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 13
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 9
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-13 Digital Rights Group

United States

Digital Rights Group Ltd. is an independent TV rights distributor.

Buy £15M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-25 TRACE

Clichy, France

TRACE is a global multi-platform media and entertainment company that is recognized as the leading youth media brand in Sub-Saharan Africa. TRACE was founded in 2003 and is based in Clichy, France.

Buy €40M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CapMan

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 4.9B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CapMan is a private equity group focused on a variety of investments in Scandinavia and Russia. CapMan's buyout group looks to invest €20 to €70 million (€10 to €20 for mezzanine) of capital in unlisted companies generating €50 to €500 million in revenues. CapMan seeks control positions and does not have any sector preferences. CapMan was established in 1989 and has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, and Moscow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 44
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 25
Country: Finland M&A 2 of 24
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-26 MAYKOR

Moscow, Russia

MAYKOR is the largest group on the Russian service and outsourcing market and specialized in comprehensive servicing of IT equipment, building utility systems and business applications. The Group has a network of 83 branches and 400 local divisions and serves over 1000 clients, including some of the largest geographically distributed companies in all industries across Russia. MAYKOR was founded in 2010 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-04 Curato AS

Oslo, Norway

Curato AS is a provider of medical imaging services in Norway.

Sell -