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| Date | June 6, 2011 |
| Target | Universal Orlando |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Buyer(s) | NBC Universal |
| Sellers(s) | The Blackstone Group |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.0B USD |
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NBCUniversal owns and operates a portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a motion picture company, television production operations, a leading television stations group, theme parks, and a suite of Internet-based businesses.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 8 of 13 |
| Sector: Leisure | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 4 of 6 |
| State: Florida | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 7 of 11 |
| Year: 2011 | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 |
TheGrio
New York, New York, United States TheGrio is a digital video-centric news community platform devoted to providing African-Americans with compelling stories and perspectives currently underrepresented in existing national news outlets. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-19 |
Hulu
Santa Monica, California, United States Hulu, LLC provides an online video service that offers a selection of hit shows, clips, movies, and more. The company’s platform allows users to watch various types of videos, including television shows, movies, documentaries, video games, and clips on Hulu.com and on other sites across the Web. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 394.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
| Deal Context for Seller | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 59 of 195 |
| Sector: Leisure | 3 of 12 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 23 of 75 |
| State: Florida | 3 of 6 |
| Country: United States | 41 of 118 |
| Year: 2011 | 6 of 9 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 41 of 62 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-26 |
FreeScale Semiconductor
Austin, Texas, United States Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. FreeScale designs, researches and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-04 |
Tangerine Confectionery
Pontefract, United Kingdom Tangerine Confectionery is engaged in the production of sugar confectionery and popcorn in the United Kingdom. The company is the largest manufacturer of private label sugar confectionary in the United Kingdom and owns a number of heritage brands, such as Barratts, Henry Goode's, Wham and Butterkist, the number one popcorn brand in the United Kingdom. |
Buy | £115M |
