Mediawan

Mediawan is a French media conglomerate.[2] It was founded in December 2015[3] 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") to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe[2][4][5][6][7][8] with the ambition to become "one of the largest platforms for European content".[9][7]

Mediawan
MDW
ISINFR0013247137 
FoundedDecember 15, 2015 (2015-12-15) in Paris, France
FoundersXavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, Pierre-Antoine Capton
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
Orla Noonan (CEO)[1]
Websitemediawan.fr

The company went public on April 22, 2016,[6] raising €250 million ($310 million).[2]

In July 2016, Mediawan acquired CC&C, a film production company specializing in documentaries.[2]

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%).[10][2]

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.[11][12]

In January 2018, Mediawan acquired the French television division of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and renamed into Storia Television.[2][11][12]

On June 6, 2018, Mediawan announced that its acquisition of a 53.53% stake in ON Entertainment was finalized[1]

On October 11, 2018, Mediawan rebranded AB Groupe as Mediawan Thematics.[13]

On June 22, 2020, Mediawan announced their intent to buy Lagardère Studios from the Lagardère Group for €100,000,000.[14] The sale was completed on November 2 of that same year.[15]

References
  1. "Mediawan Announces the Finalization of the Acquisition of ON Entertainment and Preparations for the Group's New Operational Organization". Business Wire. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. "Mediawan Acquires EuropaCorp's French TV Division". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. "About". Mediawan official website. Mediawan. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. "Mediawan". CB Insights. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. "Pigasse, Niel et Capton lèvent 500 millions pour racheter des médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. "Niel, Pigasse et Capton lancent Mediawan, leur société commune dans les médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  7. "Mediawan joins big league in TV content with offer for Groupe AB". Reuters. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  8. "Mediawan a levé 250 millions d'euros avant son entrée en Bourse". Reuters. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  9. "Médias : pari réussi pour le projet Niel, Pigasse et Capton". Les Echos.fr. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  10. "Les actionnaires de Mediawan approuvent le rachat de AB Group". Le Point. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  11. "Mediawan acquires EuropaCorp's TV biz, in talks for stakes in French studios". S&P Global Market Intelligence. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  12. "Mediawan Acquires EuropaCorp's French TV business". Variety. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  13. "Groupe AB change de nom et devient Mediawan Thematics". Univers Freebox. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  14. Sudip Kar-Gupta (22 June 2020). "Mediawan to buy Lagardère Studios and form new holding company". Reuters. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. Richard Middleton (2 November 2020). "Mediawan completes $112m acquisition of France's Lagardère Studios". TBI Vision. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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