M&A Deal Summary

StudioCanal Acquires Dutch Filmworks

On June 20, 2022, StudioCanal acquired media company Dutch Filmworks from Main Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is StudioCanal’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is StudioCanal’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-20
Target Dutch Filmworks
Sector Media
Buyer(s) StudioCanal
Sellers(s) Main Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Dutch Filmworks

Utrecht, Netherlands
Dutch Filmworks is an independent multimedia publisher. Apart from the exclusive distribution of movies to windows such as cinema, video-on-demand, sell thru and TV, Dutch Filmworks is active in book publishing and documentaries, under its special interest label House of Knowledge. Dutch Filmworks was founded in 1997 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

StudioCanal

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

StudioCanal is a film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities. StudioCanal was founded in 1986 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Main Capital Partners

The Hague, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 6.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Main Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH, Nordics, and the US. Within software, the Firm looks for businesses with scalable business models, recurring revenues, and IP ownership. Main Capital will consider later stage growth capital financings, as well as small to medium-sized buyouts. The Firm's target revenue range is €3 to €100 million. Main Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 35
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 25
Country: Netherlands M&A 20 of 26
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-24 King Software

Heemskerk, Netherlands

King Software is a developer of software products which are available through the scalable multi-tennant SaaS platform. The software works through various modules that enable the discretion of the user and can be disabled. King Software was founded in 1984 and is based in Heemskerk, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-01 Avinty

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Avinty is a provider of software solutions for healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals that brings together innovative healthcare software providers Karify, Jouw Omgeving, Impulse, VIR e-care solutions, NederCare and AppNormal. Through an innovation-oriented strategy, the company has expanded its product portfolio in recent years to include a broader, vertical EHR offering, complemented by eHealth solutions and mobile health apps. Avinty was founded in 1994 and is based in Oldenzaal, Netherlands.

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