AMC Entertainment SKr8.25 billion acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group -

Value:

SKr 8.25 billion

Dollar value:

$ 932.456 million

Status:

Announced

Date:

23/1/2017

Overview:

US-based AMC Entertainment Holdings has acquired Nordic Cinema Group Holding (NCG) for SKr8.25 billion from private equity house Bridgepoint and Sweden-based media group Bonnier Holding.
Nomura acted as financial adviser to NCG, while Citi served as financial adviser to AMC.
NCG was established in 2013 through a merger between SF Bio and Finnkino, owned by Bonnier and Ratos respectively. Ratos sold its majority share to Bridgepoint in April 2015.
The deal represents AMC's third major acquisition in the space of less than 12 months, following the purchase of the Carmike Cinemas group for $1.1 billion in March 2016 and the $1.2 billion deal it made in July 2016 to secure ownership of Odeon & UCI Cinemas.

Jon Moore - Journalist

Jurisdictions:

Finland
Norway
Sweden
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

Sweden

Industry sector:

Entertainment

Firms:

BAHR

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Cobalt

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Dittmar & Indrenius

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Ellex

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Gorrissen Federspiel

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Hansen

Party: Nordic Cinema Group (Target)

Husch Blackwell

Party: AMC Entertainment (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Kirstin P Salzman

Lindahl

Party: AMC Entertainment (Acquirer)

Mannheimer Swartling

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Michelmores

Party: Nordic Cinema Group (Target)

Pinsent Masons

Party: AMC Entertainment (Acquirer)

Lawyers: John Tyerman, Tom Leman

Sorainen

Party: AMC Entertainment (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Toomas Prangli

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Party: AMC Entertainment (Acquirer)

Lawyers: Corey Chivers, Courtney Marcus

White & Case

Party: Bridgepoint (Seller)

Party: Bonnier (Seller)

Lawyers: Jarlath McGurran, Johan Steen

AMC Entertainment SKr8.25 billion acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group

23/1/2017

Private acquisition

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