Company type | Private |
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ISIN | FR0013247137 |
Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 15 December 2015Paris, France | , in
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Headquarters | , France |
Key people | Orla Noonan (CEO)[1] |
Owner | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts[2] |
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Subsidiaries | See § Assets |
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 Announces the Finalization of the Acquisition of ON Entertainment and Preparations for the Group’s New Operational Organization
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