Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Operating Company
Other
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City, California, United States
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a Sony Group subsidiary that operates global entertainment production and distribution, including motion picture and television production/distribution, digital content creation/distribution, studio facilities operation, and development of entertainment products and technologies.
- Focus Areas
- Film and television production, Film and television distribution, Television content licensing
- Website
- www.sonypictures.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
7 buyout
Sony Pictures Entertainment Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- Target
- Peanuts Holdings LLC
- Seller
- WildBrain Ltd.
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
WildBrain completed the previously announced sale of its 41% stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC, the holding entity for the Peanuts IP, to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. for CA$630 million in cash. The transaction strengthens WildBrain’s balance sheet as it also repaid its entire senior secured credit facility, funding growth initiatives across its entertainment franchises and licensing business.
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- Buyer
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Target
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
- Seller
- Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group, Tim League
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema; terms were not disclosed. Alamo CEO Michael Kustermann will remain in place and lead SPE's new experiences division, and Alamo will continue to operate 35 cinemas (including Fantastic Fest) with headquarters in Austin, Texas. The seller group included Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group and founder Tim League.
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- Buyer
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Target
- Pixomondo
- Seller
- Mayfair Equity Partners
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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March 3, 2022
- Buyer
- Sony Pictures Television
- Target
- Industrial Media
- Seller
- Crestview Partners, Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, UTA (United Talent Agency)
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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October 18, 2021
- Buyer
- Scopely, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Target
- GSN Games, Game Show Network, LLC (division GSN Games)
- Seller
- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Game Show Network, LLC
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Scopely has agreed to acquire GSN Games, a division of Game Show Network, LLC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, for approximately $1 billion. The purchase price is half paid in cash and half in preferred equity, and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.
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December 10, 2019
- Buyer
- Sony Pictures Television (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Target
- Silvergate Media (Silvergate Topco Limited), Silvergate BP Bidco Limited
- Seller
- Management team of Silvergate Media, Shamrock Capital
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) acquired Silvergate Media (via Silvergate Topco Limited) from Silvergate's management team and Shamrock Capital for approximately $195 million. The deal gives SPT full control of Silvergate's children's IP and production capabilities (and a minority stake was acquired in Silvergate BP Bidco Limited), supporting Sony's strategic expansion into the kids' genre and global children's content.
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- Buyer
- Sony Innovation Studios (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Target
- Nurulize Inc.
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sony Pictures Entertainment, via its division Sony Innovation Studios, acquired Nurulize, a Los Angeles–based virtual production software developer known for its Atom View volumetric/real-time collaboration tools. The acquisition brings Nurulize's technology into Sony Innovation Studios' virtual production workflow to strengthen capabilities for film, television, gaming and other immersive entertainment experiences.
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