Includes #1 Licensed Preschool Property in the World: Thomas & Friends® EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ...
The owner of brands, such as Barney, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam, is one of the largest independent owners of intellectual property for preschoolers. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor NEW ...
Mattel Inc. has completed its $680 million acquisition of HIT Entertainment, which owns the “Thomas & Friends” franchise. The seller is a consortium of funds led by Apax Partners. HIT Entertainment is ...
Mattel has been in desperate need of a hit toy. After reporting that Barbie sales had plunged, again, in the final quarter of last year, the El Segundo toymaker’s interim Chief Executive Christopher ...
The hit musical rendition of the prequel to the Wizard of Oz is set to open in theaters Nov. 22, and retailers have taken advantage of its mass popularity. But the fantastical story also appeals to ...
EL SEGUNDO: Mattel has entered into a deal to acquire HIT Entertainment, which has a portfolio that includes the hit preschool brands Thomas & Friends, Barney and Bob the Builder, for $680 million in ...
LONDON — U.S. toy giant Mattel is close to a £500 million ($786 million) deal to buy Hit Entertainment, owner of such tyke fare as “Bob the Builder” and “Thomas the Tank Engine.” Mattel is in final ...
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