Add-on Acquisition • Food

Spin Master Acquires Wild Planet Entertainment

On November 26, 2012, Spin Master acquired food company Wild Planet Entertainment

Acquisition Context

This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	November 26, 2012
Target	Wild Planet Entertainment
Sector	Food
Buyer(s)	Spin Master
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Wild Planet Entertainment

San Francisco, California, United States

Wild Planet Foods, Inc. sells seafood products from environmentally-preferable fisheries. The company?s line of premium-quality canned albacore tuna, salmon and shrimp products are delicious, low in mercury, and excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Its fish are primarily caught in the coastal waters of Northern California, Oregon and Washington by local U.S. fishermen.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Spin Master

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category	Company
Founded	1994
Sector	Consumer Products
Employees	2,500
Revenue	2.3B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Spin Master is a children's entertainment company that creates, designs, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin Master was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 17
Sector: Food	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 10
State: California	1 of 3
Country: United States	1 of 11
Year: 2012	1 of 1

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2013-08-13	Meccano SN Clichy, France Meccano and Erector Set in the US are well-known toys brand in the building-set category.	Buy	-

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TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2013-08-13

Meccano SN

Clichy, France

Meccano and Erector Set in the US are well-known toys brand in the building-set category.

Buy

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