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Investment Summary

Outerwall Invests In Redbox

On February 12, 2009, Outerwall invested in media company Redbox from McDonald s

Investment Highlights
  • This is Outerwall’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Outerwall’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Outerwall’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Redbox was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2016 for 1.6B USD.
  • Redbox was sold to a financial buyer in 2021.
  • Redbox was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

Investment Summary
Date 2009-02-12
Target Redbox
Sector Media
Investor(s) Outerwall
Sellers(s) McDonald s
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Redbox

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States
Redbox DVD rental kiosk outside a Walgreens pharmacy in Duluth, Minnesota.
Redbox DVD rental kiosk outside a Walgreens pharmacy in Duluth, Minnesota.
Redbox is an entertainment company that gives consumers access to a large variety of content across digital and physical media. The company operates a rapidly growing digital streaming service that provides both ad-supported (AVOD) and paid movies from Hollywood studios and hundreds of content partners, as well as over 130 channels of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST). Redbox is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Outerwall

Bellevue, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Consumer Services
Employees2,670
Revenue 2.2B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Outerwall is a provider of retail kiosks in North America and the UK. Outerwall operates Coinstar money kiosks, Redbox DVD rental kiosks, as well as ATM machines. Outerwall was formed in 1989 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-25 Groupex Financial

La Mirada, California, United States

Groupex Financial Corp. is a provider of money transmitting services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-02 ecoATM

San Diego, California, United States

ecoATM operates a network of self-service kiosks that automate the inspection, pricing, payment, and third-party logistics take-back of used portable consumer electronics (mobile phones, MP3 players, tablet PCs) directly from consumers in exchange for cash.

Buy $350M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

McDonald s

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1940
Sector Restaurants
Employees150,000
Revenue 25.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.
McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.

McDonald's is a chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonald's was formed in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-22 Pret A Manger

London, United Kingdom

Pret A Manger is a UK retailer of high quality, natural, ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads and drinks. Pret’s sandwiches, salads and wraps are freshly made each day in shop kitchens using quality ingredients. The food doesn’t have a ‘sell‐by’ date; Pret offers unsold food to charity at the end of the day, including 3.4 million food items in 2017. Pret currently has 530 shops; 381 in the UK, 92 in the US, 26 in Hong Kong, 24 in France, 2 in China, 2 in Dubai, 2 in Denmark, 1 in Singapore and 1 in the Netherlands. Pret’s fresh, healthy menu serves more than 300,000 customers every day.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-19 Restaurant Technology Services

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

RTS is a services company that offers technical help related to POS equipment, kitchen video devices and “cashless” credit card processing machines.

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