M&A Deal Summary

Vivendi Acquires Prisma Media SNC

On December 14, 2020, Vivendi acquired publishing company Prisma Media SNC from Gruner + Jahr

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vivendi’s 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Vivendi’s 6th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-12-14
Target Prisma Media SNC
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Vivendi
Sellers(s) Gruner + Jahr
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Prisma Media SNC

Gennevilliers, France
Prisma Media SNC is a publishing company that publishes weekly, monthly, semi-monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly magazines. Prisma Media SNC is based in Gennevilliers, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vivendi

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1853
Sector Publishing
Employees39,200
Revenue 10.5B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Vivendi is a publisher of an interactive content products and co-publishes for various strategic partners worldwide. Vivendi was founded in 1853 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (France) 6 of 6
Year (2020) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-21 Lagardere

Paris, France

Lagardere is a diversified media group which operates through four divisions. These include Lagardere Publishing, Lagardere Services, Lagardere Active, and Lagardere Unlimited. Lagardere was founded in 1826 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gruner + Jahr

Hamburg, Germany

Category Company
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Gruner + Jahr GmbH is a magazine publisher. Gruner + Jahr products include established brands such as Stern, Geo, Brigitte, Essen & Trinken, and Schöner Wohnen as well as younger brands including Chefkoch, Barbara, Beef, and 1 Freunde. In total, Gruner + Jahr publishes around 500 print and digital media products across more than 20 countries. Gruner + Jahr is based in Hamburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1