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Recent Media & Publishing M&A deals

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Public snapshots in Media & Publishing

Target Buyer / Investor Sector Geo Transaction size EV / EBITDA
gf.medien GmbH, petfinder AG Schweizer Agrarmedien AG Magazine Publishing $4.0M – $5.4M 5× – 7×
GateMaker Residence, Gemspring Capital Advertising Agency $16.1M – $21.8M 6× – 8×
EPHOTO Superstudio Events Advertising & Marketing (NEC) $4.5M 5× – 7×
Warner Bros Paramount Movie, TV Production & Distribution $111,000M 9× – 12×
Vibe.co Walmart Inc. Advertising & Marketing (NEC) $3,350M – $4,530M n/m
Social Addicts Eager Advertising Agency $4.1M – $5.5M 6× – 8×
We Are Collider The Strata Group Advertising Agency $6.2M – $8.4M 5× – 7×
Nextory Bonnier Books Digital Publishing $98.0M – $132M 8× – 11×
Anomaly Wheelhouse Entertainment, Alignment Growth Advertising & Marketing (NEC) $83.0M – $112M 7× – 9×
Warner Bros Discovery Paramount Skydance Movie, TV Production & Distribution $110,000M 11× – 15×
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Valuations

Valuation multiples in Media & Publishing

Bins are observed deal frequencies across disclosed transactions. Use as a directional reference, not a target valuation.

Mature companies

EV / EBITDA

5.5×
5
6.0×
39
6.5×
65
7.0×
142
7.5×
95
8.0×
85
8.5×
102
9.0×
33
9.5×
30
10.0×
64
10.5×
26
11.0×
33
11.5×
23
12.0×
35
12.5×
23
13.0×
19
13.5×
8
14.0×
14
14.5×
7
15.0×
18
15.5×
14
16.0×
13
16.5×
5
17.0×
8
17.5×
8
18.0×
7
18.5×
1
Mean
9.54×
Median
8.57×
P25
7.39×
P75
11.05×
P90
14.12×

EV / EBIT

8.0×
32
8.5×
75
9.0×
77
9.5×
41
10.0×
121
10.5×
66
11.0×
61
11.5×
49
12.0×
39
12.5×
34
13.0×
34
13.5×
21
14.0×
26
14.5×
23
15.0×
22
15.5×
21
16.0×
21
16.5×
15
17.0×
16
17.5×
16
18.0×
11
18.5×
14
19.0×
14
19.5×
1
20.0×
14
20.5×
7
21.0×
9
21.5×
5
22.0×
6
22.5×
8
23.0×
4
24.0×
3
24.5×
1
25.0×
1
25.5×
4
26.0×
2
26.5×
4
27.0×
3
27.5×
1
Mean
12.76×
Median
11.43×
P25
10.00×
P75
14.73×
P90
18.88×

EV / Revenue

0.8×
109
1.0×
176
1.3×
127
1.5×
117
1.8×
55
2.0×
67
2.3×
43
2.5×
44
2.8×
26
3.0×
24
3.3×
16
3.5×
20
3.8×
13
4.0×
18
4.3×
14
4.5×
16
4.8×
7
5.0×
12
5.3×
17
5.5×
2
Mean
1.99×
Median
1.59×
P25
1.14×
P75
2.46×
P90
3.81×
Early-stage & growth companies

EV / Revenue

1.3×
8
1.5×
14
1.8×
8
2.0×
10
2.3×
7
2.5×
10
2.8×
9
3.0×
16
3.3×
7
3.5×
6
3.8×
6
4.0×
11
4.3×
6
4.5×
8
4.8×
8
5.0×
17
5.3×
11
5.5×
18
5.8×
7
6.0×
15
6.3×
3
6.5×
17
6.8×
5
7.0×
10
7.3×
14
7.5×
15
7.8×
4
8.0×
5
8.3×
9
8.5×
2
8.8×
6
9.0×
8
9.3×
8
9.5×
8
10.0×
12
10.3×
2
10.5×
7
10.8×
1
11.0×
4
11.3×
5
11.5×
4
11.8×
3
12.0×
5
12.3×
4
12.5×
2
13.0×
3
13.3×
4
13.5×
2
13.8×
3
14.0×
3
14.3×
5
14.5×
6
14.8×
1
15.0×
2
15.3×
2
15.5×
1
15.8×
3
16.0×
5
16.3×
1
16.5×
4
16.8×
1
17.5×
3
17.8×
1
18.0×
1
18.5×
1
18.8×
1
19.0×
3
Mean
7.33×
Median
6.60×
P25
4.13×
P75
9.67×
P90
14.24×

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