M&A Deal Summary

Village Roadshow Acquires FilmNation Entertainment

On January 29, 2015, Village Roadshow acquired media company FilmNation Entertainment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Village Roadshow’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Village Roadshow’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Village Roadshow’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-29
Target FilmNation Entertainment
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Village Roadshow
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

FilmNation Entertainment

Dover, Delaware, United States
FilmNation Entertainment LLC is aninternational film sales and distribution company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Village Roadshow

South Yarra, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Diversified
Revenue 732M AUD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Village Roadshow is a diversified entertainment industry. It provides them parks and film production and distribution divisions. Village Roadshow was founded in 1954 and is based in South Yarra, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Delaware) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Kelly Tarlton’s is regarded as an Auckland icon being one of New Zealand's most visited attractions, with approximately 400,000 visitations annually. Launched 20 years ago by the late Kelly Tarlton, the attraction has hosted more than 10 million visitors and is a lynchpin of Auckland’s attractions and entertainment market.

Buy AU$11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-21 OPIA

Chertsey, United Kingdom

OPIA Ltd. is an international risk-managed sales promotions consultancy.

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