Who is Orient Hontai Capital, the Chinese group that finalizes the purchase of Mediapro?

The Chinese group, an orient securities subsidiary, invests since 2014 in information technology, video game and average companies. Now, he has set his sights in Midopro.

The most likely Taking control of Imagine (group resulting from the merger in 2006 of Mediapro and Globomedia) by Orient Hontai Capital You are these days in everyone's lips. Although they are still speculation it seems that the Chinese group could take control of about 900 million euros of the 53.4% of the audiovisual group Through the acquisition of 22.5% in the hands of Torreal (Juan Abelló), 19% of Televisa and 12% of the co -founder Gerard Romy.

For its part, the other two co -founders of the multimedia conglomerate Jaume Roures and Tatxo Benet They would maintain the management and its 12%shareholding package. As for the British WPP, it would continue to maintain 22.5% of the shares.

But, Who is Orient Hontai capital? It is an investment fund created in 2014 Subsidiary of Orient Securities, which quotes in the Shanghai and Hong Kong bags, and whose stock market value is around 10,800 million.

In the last five years, Orient has focused its investment portfolio in the Information Technology, Video Games and Media sector acquiring companies such as Shanda, specialized in online play, or the developers and marketers of video games Diandin Interactive, China Mobile Games and Funplus Games.

Mediapro, a giant

For its part, with Activity worldwide through its 40 headquarterss distributed in 26 countries Of 4 continents, Mediapro (founded in 1994) provides the creativity and technical solutions necessary to design, produce and distribute any audiovisual or multichannel project in any corner of the planet with the most advanced technology.

Its 59 sets total 43,000 m2 of production spaces and 210,000 m2 of facilities. It has the First fleet of mobile units in Spain and the second largest in Europe, with 53 mobile units in HD, 4K and 3D and a network of more than 150 reporters in Spain and Portugal.

At present, their teams participate in the production of football leagues in Spain, France, Portugal, Kenya, Turkey, Greece, Colombia, Bolivia, Angola, Gabón, Quatar, Mozambique and Abu Dhabi, as well as the UEFA Champions League and other sports competitions and international events.

The company is the producer of Spanish football and has the broadcast rights of LaLiga and the Champions League. Last summer he won the auction to offer the Champions League for three seasons from the 2018-2019 season, and in the coming weeks he will bid for staying again with the rights for three more seasons (from 2019-2020 to LaLiga 2021-2022).

Mediapro is also a leading provider of satellite transmission services, with 6 telepuertos, 55 land mobile stations and Fly-Away, 60 satellite mobile units, engineering and added value services and 708 channels distributed through networks and satellites. From its 4 play-out centers in Madrid, Barcelona, Miami and Sofia serve 73 channels around the world. In audiovisual engineering, through Unitecnic designs and integrates services for numerous channels worldwide.

Imagina, Midopro matrix invoiced 1,536 million in 2016 (last year in the Mercantile Registry), with a gross exploitation result (Ebitda) of 162 million euros.