Boat Rocker Media acquired Matador Content, LLC for CAD 2.4 million.
November 07, 2018
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Boat Rocker Media acquired Matador Content, LLC for CAD 2.4 million on November 8, 2018. Under the terms of the agreement, Matador Content’s name and leadership will remain while its creative and production teams. Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin remain at the helm as the Matador Content joins the Boat Rocker group. Brian C. Lavin, Lindsay B. Parks and Robert McGuire of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Stikeman Elliott LLP served as legal advisor for Boat Rocker Media and TD Securities Inc. acted as financial advisor for Boat Rocker Media. For Matador Content, CAA and Evolution Media Capital advised on the transaction and Sidley Austin LLP and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller, LLP served as legal advisor.
Boat Rocker Media completed the acquisition of Matador Content, LLC on November 8, 2018.
Boat Rocker Media Inc. is a Canada-based independent and integrated global entertainment company. The Company creates and produces television and film content across many genres, distributes content worldwide, and represents on-screen talent and third-party intellectual property (IP) owners. The Company operates through three segments: Television, Kids and Family, and Representation. The Television segment operates under various brands, including Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted, Proper Productions, Insight Productions, and Matador Content. The Television segment includes live action scripted and unscripted content production and owned IP distribution. The Kids and Family segment includes the Companyâs Kids and Family studio, the Jam Filled Entertainment animation studio, and the consumer products business. The Representation segment includes brand and management services provided to talent and IP representation and licensing sales services to IP owners.