Mediawan: Final Agreements on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in the Makever Group
February 09 2018 - 1:30AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Mediawan (Paris:MDW) (Ticker: MDW – ISIN :
FR0013247137), an independent European audiovisual content
platform, announces the signing of final agreements for the
acquisition of a majority stake in the Makever group.
Pursuant to the exclusive negotiations announced on January 15,
2018, Mediawan signed final agreements regarding the purchase of a
majority stake in the Makever group, through the acquisition of the
shares held by investors including notably Alliance
Entreprendre.
The founders and the management, Matthieu Viala, Stéphane Drouet
and Dominik Schmelck, remain shareholders in Makever and join
forces with Mediawan in order to develop growth in France and
abroad.
The transaction should be finalized within the coming weeks,
closing being subject to the lifting of the usual condition
precedents for this type of transaction.
Makever is a major player in the French fiction production.
During the last weeks, programs produced by the group have been
largely visible, in particularly:
- “Captain Sharif”, whose season 5 was
last broadcasted on February 2 and attracted more than 4 million
viewers on France 2, whose season 6 is currently in
production;
- “The Red Band Society”, whose first
episodes were broadcasted on February 5 on TF1 with over 5.7
million viewers;
- “Maroni” which gathered more than 1.2
million viewers on Arte on January 25;
- numerous others on-air programs such as
the series “Prof T” whose first episodes were broadcasted on
February 8 on TF1, or the series “Fiertés” coming soon on
Arte.
"We share with Mediawan a common ambition for our programs, and
will help producers and talents develop a large range of premium
content in order to meet the strong demand from international
markets. This agreement is stimulating for Makever since Mediawan
offers the best support for its growth ambitions, especially
internationally," said Matthieu Viala, founder and CEO of the
Makever group.
About Mediawan
Mediawan was incorporated in December 2015 as a Special Purpose
Acquisition Company (SPAC) for the purpose of acquiring one or more
targeted operating businesses or companies in the traditional and
digital media content and entertainment industries in Europe. The
Company was formed by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and
Matthieu Pigasse, and raised €250 million in April 2016 from an
initial public offering on the Euronext regulated market in
Paris.
In March 2017, Mediawan acquired Groupe AB and thus became an
independent leader in audiovisual content in French-speaking
Europe. The Group is active in the production and distribution of
television series, TV movies, cartoons and documentaries and in the
publication of TV channels and associated digital services.
With the acquisition of CC&C in July 2017, the entering into
exclusive talks with ON kids & family in December 2017 and the
acquisition of EuropaCorp Television’s business (excluding US
series) in January 2018, Mediawan continued its growth strategy in
international content in the field of fiction, documentaries and
animated content.
About Makever
Created in 2002 by Stéphane Drouet and Matthieu Viala, Makever
is a major player in television production and specializes in
fiction with a diversified offer in series and TV movies.
The Makever group is organized around 7 complementary and
independent production studios with over 30 hours of programs
produced each year, including both original contents and new
seasons of established series.
These production companies (Alauda Films, JPG Films, LoveMyTV,
Mademoiselle Films, MakingProd, Scarlett Production and Vema
Production) have impressive talented teams producing
highly-successful programs such as series, mini series or one-off
programs.
For further information, please visit the Mediawan website
(www.mediawan.fr).
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