Transaction
Quarton International exclusively advised m4e AG, an international brand management and media company, on obtaining financing for the acquisition of co-production shares in “Mia and Me”, an animated television series broadcast worldwide, from Rainbow S.r.l.
50 percent of international rights in “Mia and Me”, a successful TV series and well-established brand, are held by Hahn & m4e Productions GmbH, a 50/50 joint venture of Gerhard Hahn/Hahn Film AG and m4e AG. The current transaction adds an additional 45 percent to m4e AG’s rights portfolio. Hahn Film AG acquires the remaining 5 percent in the course of the transaction. Rights for Italy remain with Rainbow S.r.l. Accordingly, m4e AG is set to receive approximately 70 percent of all international net proceeds from “Mia and Me” starting with the current financial year.
All parties have agreed to keep further transaction details confidential.
Client
The m4e Group, founded in 2003, is an international brand management and media company focusing on children’s and family entertainment content. m4e AG is a leader in creation, production, distribution and marketing of animated and live action programming. Its library of more than 2,300 episodes features some of the most recognizable brands such as “Lizzie McGuire”, “Mia and me®”, “Tip the Mouse”, “Miffy”, “Rainbow Fish”, “Conni” and “Something Else”. Since July 2007, m4e AG is listed on the Entry Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The m4e Group includes Tex-ass Textilvertriebs GmbH, Telescreen B.V., m4e Television GmbH, the joint venture companies Hahn & m4e Productions GmbH and YEP! TV Betriebs GmbH & Co.KG, as well as m4e Licensing & Merchandising, a full service agency/division that represents international brands such as “Tobot” or “Yo-kai Watch”.
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