Mediawan

Mediawan
Company type	Private
ISIN	FR0013247137
Industry	activities of head offices
Predecessor	Makever Group (2012–2018); Lagardere Studios (2008–2020);
Founded	15 December 2015 in Paris, France
Founders	Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, Pierre-Antoine Capton
Headquarters	Paris, France
Key people	Orla Noonan (CEO)
Owner	Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Divisions	Leonine Holding; LS Distribution; Mediawan Animation; Mediawan Finland; Mediawan Originals; Mediawan Pictures; Mediawan Rights; Mediawan Skyhigh; Mediawan Studios Spain; Mediawan Thematics; Plan B Entertainment (60%); Telmondis Distribution;
Subsidiaries	Alauda Films; Ango Productions; Anthracite Productions; Aubes Productions; Auteurs Associés; Black Swan Tales; Cameron's; Carte Blanche; CC&C; Côte Ouest Audiovisuel; Dana Productions; Ego Productions; Fit Production; Insomnia; IdFictions; Image & Compagnie; JPG Films; Keewu Productions; Makingprod; Maximal Productions; Moonbow; NC Production; Pavia Studio; Page 36; Résolution; Save Ferris Studios; Scarlett Production; Septembre Productions; Story Nation Productions; Telmondis; Troisième Œil Productions ; Velma Production; White Lion Films
Website	www.mediawan.com

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]

^ Cite error: The named reference Mediawan Announces the Finalization of the Acquisition of ON Entertainment and Preparations for the Group’s New Operational Organization was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Nancy Tartaglione (31 October 2022). "Plan B's Plan A Might Be Equity Sale To French Company Mediawan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mediawan Acquires EuropaCorp's French TV Division". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "About". Mediawan official website. Mediawan. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "Mediawan". CB Insights. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "Pigasse, Niel et Capton lèvent 500 millions pour racheter des médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "Niel, Pigasse et Capton lancent Mediawan, leur société commune dans les médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ ^a ^b "Mediawan joins big league in TV content with offer for Groupe AB". Reuters. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "Mediawan a levé 250 millions d'euros avant son entrée en Bourse". Reuters. 2016-04-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "Médias : pari réussi pour le projet Niel, Pigasse et Capton". Les Echos.fr. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.