aNb Media News, July 31, 2012
- Propel Equity Partners Invests in Poof-Slinky
- MEGA Brands Reports Q2 2012 Results
- Carly Simon to Be Developed into a Brand
Round 5 was recently named the master toy licensee for ZeptoLab’s best-selling app Cut the Rope. In partnership with Studio Licensing, Inc., and Established Brands, Inc., Round 5 earned the multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to manufacture and produce product across toy categories, including figures, plush, and playsets, that will reflect the brand and its candy-eating monster Om Nom. Round 5 will work with a major national retailer partner for a December launch in the U.S. with a full rollout set for spring 2013, across territories including Asia, South America, the U.S., as well as the UK and Australia.
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., announced this morning that it is acquiring Classic Media for $155 million in cash from Boomerang Media Holdings I LLC, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR.