M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
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Hudson Pacific acquires Quixote Studios for $360M; deal accretive, expands studio platform
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
- Total consideration $360M; $200M from credit facility, $160M deferred at 5% interest due Dec 2023.
- Quixote has 325 employees, 500+ cast trailers/trucks, inventory of grip/lighting, leases to 23 sound stages in LA and 3 in New Orleans.
- Clients include ABC/Disney, HBO, Sony, Paramount, NBC Universal, Warner Bros.; supports hits like Yellowstone, The Morning Show.
- Hudson Pacific expects immediate accretion; 2022 guidance unchanged until Q3 earnings.
- Founder Mikel Elliott remains in leadership; Intrepid and Latham & Watkins advised Hudson Pacific.