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M&A Deal Summary

Univision Acquires Gawker Media

On August 16, 2016, Univision acquired digital media company Gawker Media for 135M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Univision’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Univision’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Univision’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Univision’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-16
Target Gawker Media
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Univision
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed
Deal Value 135M USD

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Gawker Media

New York, New York, United States
Gawker Media is a digital media company with a collection of websites covering a variety of topics. The Company was formed in 2002 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

Univision

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Univision entertains, informs, and empowers U.S. Hispanics with news, sports, and entertainment content across broadcast and cable television, audio, and digital platforms. The company’s media portfolio includes the Univision and UniMás broadcast networks, as well as cable networks Galavisión and TUDN. Locally, Univision owns or operates 65 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico. Univision was formed in 1992 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Digital Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-19 Onion

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Onion, Inc. is the producer of The Onion, a satirical news publication. The Company was formed in 1988 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-08 G/O Media

New York, New York, United States

G/O Media is a collection of digital-first brands including category-leading sites focused on technology (Gizmodo), car culture (Jalopnik), modern women’s interests (Jezebel), sports (Deadspin), lifestyle (Lifehacker), gaming (Kotaku), African American news and culture (The Root), comedy (The Onion and ClickHole), popular culture (The A.V. Club) and food (The Takeout), as well as eCommerce (deals.kinja.com). G/O Media is based in New York City.

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