M&A Deal Summary

Skydance Media Acquires Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit

On April 6, 2020, Skydance Media acquired media company Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit from Ilionstudios S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Skydance Media’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Skydance Media’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-04-06
Target Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Skydance Media
Sellers(s) Ilionstudios S.A.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit

Madrid, Spain
Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit is a media company focused on animation production to clients based in Madrid, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Skydance Media

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Skydance Media is a diversified media company provides elevated, event-level entertainment for global audiences. Skydance produces content across its feature film, television, interactive and animation divisions. Skydance Media was established in 2010 and is based in Santa Monica, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
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United States

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Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

National Amusements is a motion picture exhibition industry operating 837 movie screens in the U.S., U.K. and Latin America. National Amusements delivers a superior entertainment experience in theatres around the world under its Showcase, Cinema de Lux, Multiplex, SuperLux and UCI brands. National Amusements was founded in 1936 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ilionstudios S.A.

Madrid, Spain

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Ilionstudios S.A. creates state-of-the-art computer-animated features, for worldwide theatrical release. The company's animated feature films include Planet 51 released in 2009 and Mortadelo y Filemónreleased in 2014. Ilionstudios was formed in 2002 and is based in Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1