Mediawan Takes 51% Stake in See-Saw Films

Private Investor Acquires Aramedia Group (SHOWSIGHT publisher)

June 12, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Aramedia Group, the Austin-based media and digital marketing company behind the SHOWSIGHT brand, was sold to a private investor in a transaction that closed June 12, 2023. Generational Equity advised Aramedia on the sale; the investor was selected to provide growth resources and initiatives to expand the company's digital and marketing offerings.

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Industrial Media

March 3, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) agreed to acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media for a purchase price that values the company at $350 million. The deal expands SPT's nonfiction and documentary production capabilities and scale, adding Industrial Media's portfolio of production companies and roughly 100 employees across multiple U.S. cities.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Acquires Pixomondo from Mayfair Equity Partners

October 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired Pixomondo (PXO), an award-winning virtual production, visualization and VFX company, from Mayfair Equity Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal gives SPE full ownership of PXO and strengthens Sony's virtual production and visual effects capabilities across film and premium television.

Blink49 Studios Acquires Pier21 Films

March 17, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Toronto-based Blink49 Studios has acquired Pier21 Films to extend its Canadian production reach and expand its comedy and scripted slate. Terms were not disclosed; Pier21 founder Laszlo Barna will exit with an exclusive first-look deal with Blink49 while Pier21 co-CEOs Nicole Butler and Vanessa Steinmetz will depart following closing.

Scholastic Invests in 9 Story Media Group

June 21, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Scholastic has completed its previously announced investment in 9 Story Media Group, acquiring 100% of the economic interest and a minority of voting rights for CAD $250 million (approximately USD $182 million). The deal (signed March 2024, closed June 21, 2024) brings 9 Story's production, distribution and licensing capabilities into Scholastic to expand its content creation, global distribution and merchandising opportunities; sellers included an affiliate of private equity firm ZMC and other selling shareholders.

Providence Equity Partners Invests in Seesaw Learning

October 22, 2021

Education

Providence Equity Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Seesaw Learning Inc., the San Francisco–based SaaS classroom technology platform focused on elementary education. Seesaw’s founders will continue to lead the company as Providence supports the company’s next phase of product and customer growth; financial terms were not disclosed.