Candle Media Acquires Exile Content Studio
May 24, 2022
Candle Media, the media company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs and backed by Blackstone funds, has acquired Exile Content Studio, a Los Angeles-based Spanish-language content studio founded by Isaac Lee. Exile's management will remain in place as the studio continues producing film, scripted and unscripted television, podcasts and digital projects to expand Candle's Spanish-language and creator-driven content capabilities.
- Buyers
- Candle Media
- Targets
- Exile Content Studio
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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