IVEST Consumer Partners Acquires Cloudco Entertainment (Care Bears Owner)
August 25, 2023
IVEST Consumer Partners has acquired Cloudco Entertainment, the owner of IP including Care Bears, Holly Hobbie and Madballs, for a reported $100 million. The purchase expands IVEST’s portfolio of licensing and consumer products businesses and brings a long-established children’s-IP owner into the firm’s licensing platform.
- Buyers
- IVEST Consumer Partners
- Targets
- Cloudco Entertainment
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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