Acquisition History / Disney / Capital Cities/ABC Inc.

Disney Acquires Capital Cities/ABC Inc.

Announced February 9, 1996 — $19B

What happened

Capital Cities/ABC Inc. owned the ABC broadcast television network and other media properties.

Disney's acquisition history

8th of 43 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

23 of 43 Disney deals

Disney's average disclosed price

$5.60B

Disney's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 1996

30 across all acquirers

Disney in Broadcasting

1 acquisition

When did Disney acquire Capital Cities/ABC Inc.?

Disney acquired Capital Cities/ABC Inc. on February 9, 1996. This was Disney's 8th publicly tracked acquisition out of 43 we have on record.

How much did Disney pay for Capital Cities/ABC Inc.?

Disney paid $19B for Capital Cities/ABC Inc..

What does Capital Cities/ABC Inc. do?

Capital Cities/ABC Inc. owned the ABC broadcast television network and other media properties.

What other Broadcasting companies has Disney acquired?

Capital Cities/ABC Inc. is Disney's only publicly tracked acquisition in Broadcasting so far.