Disney acquires Marvel :0

[Tyrael]

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Will it is official; Disney has taken control of everyone's lives

Disney Acquires Marvel Entertainment as it expands its portfolio of character library. Disney stock has languished in the last five years and hopes that Marvel characters can help to draw more people to its theme parks and contribute to international sales.

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Disney Acquires Marvel Entertainment

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc in stock and cash transaction. Disney will offer per Marvel share $30 a share cash and 0.745 of its stocks in a deal that values the company at $4 billion.

The deal values Marvel based on the closing price of Disney stock on Friday at $50 a share or $4 billion.

Marvel surged 26% or $10.15 to $48.80 in the early New York trading.

Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its library of 5,000 Marvel characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man and X-Men.

The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction and will regulatory approval.

Marvel has successfully lined up movie and consumer products deals in the last five years as it licensed its popular characters. However, most of its deals have focused on the U.S. and can be extended to international markets in China, Japan and Europe.

Marvel characters are generally more popular with boys and Disney movies and characters generally are better received by young girls. Disney has struggled with the weakness in advertising sales and lack major hits in several years.

Disney stock has languished in the last five years and traded between a high of $36 and a low near $15.

DIS $26.84 -0.63%

MVL $38.65 +1.07%

 

[Gimmi]

finally, they can ctrl+z Disney's california adventure, and start over with a marvel based theme park.

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

Read about it this morning and immediately felt ill. But after thinking about it for a while I can kinda see some good out of this. Pixar animated avengers film anyone?!?!? Plus Disneys ginormous budget.

 

[Tyrael]

Budget is all I see comforting; I don't want those 'cute' boys and girls that make the opposite sex teenagers go WHOA because they can 'sing' on comics.

This is Abarat all over again but on a much larger scale

 

[Tristam]

i hope they let Marvel be an outside entity and just keep it outside the Disney-verse..

 

[Amantis]

Budget is all I see comforting; I don't want those 'cute' boys and girls that make the opposite sex teenagers go WHOA because they can 'sing' on comics.

This is Abarat all over again but on a much larger scale

That would be quite a sight to watch. But honestly, I would have been happier it if it was Warner Bros who acquired Marvel - they have more experience with superheros at least.

- Amantis

 

[Wing Zero]

marvel in kingdom hearts 3 any one?

 

[Barney Stinson]

marvel in kingdom hearts 3 any one?

 

[Octopor]

Their first move in business was to change the popular attraction "Splash Mountain" into "Ass Mountain" modeled after the popular actress Jessica Alba, who played the Invisible Girl in the Fantastic Four movies.

it's terrible i know ​