Amazon to Acquire MGM for $8.45 Billion
May 26, 2021
Amazon and MGM have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for $8.45 billion. The deal is intended to complement Amazon Studios’ focus on TV programming by expanding MGM’s deep film and television catalog and IP.
- Buyers
- Amazon
- Targets
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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