Company type | Private |
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ISIN | FR0013247137 |
Industry | activities of head offices |
Founded | 15 December 2015Paris, France | in
Founders | Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, Pierre-Antoine Capton |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Orla Noonan (CEO) [1] |
Owner | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts [2] |
Divisions |
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Subsidiaries | 909 Productions Alauda Films Ango Productions Anthracite Productions Atlantique Productions Aubes Productions Auteurs Associés Black Dynamite Black Swan Tales Boomerang TV Group Cameron's Carte Blanche CC&C Chapter 2 Chi-Fou-Mi Productions Côte Ouest Audiovisuel Dana Productions DEMD Productions Ego Productions Electron Libre Productions Fit Production Frenchkiss Pictures GMT Productions Good Mood Insomnia IdFictions Image & Compagnie Imagissime JPG Films Keewu Productions Makingprod Mai Juin Productions Maximal Productions Merlin Productions Mon Voisin Productions Moonbow NC Production Oberkampf Productions Pavia Studio Page 36 Palomar Radar Films Réservoir Prod Résolution Save Ferris Studios Scarlett Production Septembre Productions Story Nation Productions Sky High TV Storia Television Telmondis Troisième Œil Productions Velma Production Veranda White Lion Films |
Website |
www |
Mediawan is a French media conglomerate. [3] It was founded in December 2015 [4] by Xavier Niel (founder of Free), Matthieu Pigasse (general director of the bank Lazard and, with Xavier Niel, a major stock holder in Le Monde and L'Obs) and Pierre-Antoine Capton (founder of the French media production company Troisième Œil Productions) under the legal form of a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") with the purpose to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe. [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Their ambition for the company was to become "one of the largest platforms for European content". [10] [8]
Mediawan was founded in 2015.
The company went public on April 22, 2016, [7] raising €250 million ($310 million). [3]
In July 2016, Mediawan acquired CC&C, a film production company specializing in documentaries. [3]
In January 2017, Mediawan acquired AB Groupe for €270 million. Before that AB Groupe was owned by Claude Berda (53%) and TF1 Group (33.5%). [11] [3]
In December 2017, it was reported that Mediawan was in talks for acquiring a stake of up to 55% in Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam’s animation studio ON Kids & Family (including Method Animation) for about €50 million. [12] [13]
In January 2018, Mediawan acquired the French television division of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and renamed into Storia Television. [3] [12] [13]
On 6 June 2018, Mediawan announced that its acquisition of a 53.53% stake in ON Entertainment was finalized [1]
On 11 October 2018, Mediawan rebranded AB Groupe as Mediawan Thematics. [14]
On 22 June 2020, Mediawan announced their intent to buy Lagardère Studios from the Lagardère Group for €100 million. [15] The sale was completed on November 2 of that same year. [16]
On 30 October 2022, it was reported that Mediawan was in talks to acquiring in a significant stake Brad Pitt's studio Plan B Entertainment. [2]
In April 2024, Mediawan acquired Leonine Holding, also owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, in an all-stock deal, having held a 25% stake in the company since 2020. [17]
Company type | Private |
---|---|
ISIN | FR0013247137 |
Industry | activities of head offices |
Founded | 15 December 2015Paris, France | in
Founders | Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, Pierre-Antoine Capton |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Orla Noonan (CEO) [1] |
Owner | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts [2] |
Divisions |
|
Subsidiaries | 909 Productions Alauda Films Ango Productions Anthracite Productions Atlantique Productions Aubes Productions Auteurs Associés Black Dynamite Black Swan Tales Boomerang TV Group Cameron's Carte Blanche CC&C Chapter 2 Chi-Fou-Mi Productions Côte Ouest Audiovisuel Dana Productions DEMD Productions Ego Productions Electron Libre Productions Fit Production Frenchkiss Pictures GMT Productions Good Mood Insomnia IdFictions Image & Compagnie Imagissime JPG Films Keewu Productions Makingprod Mai Juin Productions Maximal Productions Merlin Productions Mon Voisin Productions Moonbow NC Production Oberkampf Productions Pavia Studio Page 36 Palomar Radar Films Réservoir Prod Résolution Save Ferris Studios Scarlett Production Septembre Productions Story Nation Productions Sky High TV Storia Television Telmondis Troisième Œil Productions Velma Production Veranda White Lion Films |
Website |
www |
Mediawan is a French media conglomerate. [3] It was founded in December 2015 [4] by Xavier Niel (founder of Free), Matthieu Pigasse (general director of the bank Lazard and, with Xavier Niel, a major stock holder in Le Monde and L'Obs) and Pierre-Antoine Capton (founder of the French media production company Troisième Œil Productions) under the legal form of a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") with the purpose to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe. [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Their ambition for the company was to become "one of the largest platforms for European content". [10] [8]
Mediawan was founded in 2015.
The company went public on April 22, 2016, [7] raising €250 million ($310 million). [3]
In July 2016, Mediawan acquired CC&C, a film production company specializing in documentaries. [3]
In January 2017, Mediawan acquired AB Groupe for €270 million. Before that AB Groupe was owned by Claude Berda (53%) and TF1 Group (33.5%). [11] [3]
In December 2017, it was reported that Mediawan was in talks for acquiring a stake of up to 55% in Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam’s animation studio ON Kids & Family (including Method Animation) for about €50 million. [12] [13]
In January 2018, Mediawan acquired the French television division of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and renamed into Storia Television. [3] [12] [13]
On 6 June 2018, Mediawan announced that its acquisition of a 53.53% stake in ON Entertainment was finalized [1]
On 11 October 2018, Mediawan rebranded AB Groupe as Mediawan Thematics. [14]
On 22 June 2020, Mediawan announced their intent to buy Lagardère Studios from the Lagardère Group for €100 million. [15] The sale was completed on November 2 of that same year. [16]
On 30 October 2022, it was reported that Mediawan was in talks to acquiring in a significant stake Brad Pitt's studio Plan B Entertainment. [2]
In April 2024, Mediawan acquired Leonine Holding, also owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, in an all-stock deal, having held a 25% stake in the company since 2020. [17]