M&A Deal Summary

SDI Media Group Acquires PPC Creative

On November 1, 2017, SDI Media Group acquired media company PPC Creative from Smedvig Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SDI Media Group’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is SDI Media Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-01
Target PPC Creative
Sector Media
Buyer(s) SDI Media Group
Sellers(s) Smedvig Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PPC Creative

London, United Kingdom
PPC Creative Ltd. (Picture Production Co.) is an International creative Production agency which combines a dedicated award winning creative team with unparalleled production facilities. PPC Creative was founded in 1982 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SDI Media Group

Culver City, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Media
Employees450
DESCRIPTION

SDI Media Group, Inc. provides voice localization business, providing subtitling, dubbing and translation services to broadcasters and TV channels in countries across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle. SDI Media Group was founded in 1965 and is based in Culver City, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 21
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 15
Country: United Kingdom M&A 12 of 16
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 Xeneta

Oslo, Norway

Xeneta is an ocean freight price benchmarking and market intelligence platform transforming the shipping and logistics industry. Xeneta’s turnkey yet powerful reporting and analytic platform provide shippers and freight forwarders the data they need in real-time to compare their shipping prices against the world’s largest database of contracted rates. Xeneta was established in 2012 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-02 Poq

London, United Kingdom

Poq is an app commerce company that enables leading retailers to forge deeper and more valuable relationships with their customers. Apps that allow them to build stronger brands, sell more of their products, deepen customer loyalty, and deliver highly relevant content, communications, and rewards. Poq Studio was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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