On the Record · Lionsgate Studios
Lionsgate Studios acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Lionsgate Studios bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
eOneWord for word“Through Lionsgate’s acquisition of eOne in December 2023, it acquired the economic interests in Entertainment One Canada Ltd., a Canadian corporation (“EOCL”).” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | December 2023 | — |
Starz BusinessWord for word“Notwithstanding the legal form of the Starz Separation, for accounting and financial reporting purposes, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, due to the relative significance of the Studio Business as compared to the Starz Business and the continued involvement of Old Lionsgate’s senior management with Lionsgate following the completion of the Starz Separation, Lionsgate (which holds the Studio Business) is considered the accounting spinnor or divesting entity and Starz (which holds the Starz Business) is considered the accounting spinnee or divested entity.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | — | — |
Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. (SEAC) with the Studio BusinessWord for word“On May 13, 2024, Old Lionsgate consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SEAC”), SEAC II Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEAC (“New SEAC”), LG Sirius Holdings ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Lionsgate (“Studio HoldCo”), LG Orion Holdings ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Lionsgate (“StudioCo”), and other affiliates of SEAC.” 10-K for 2025 | merger | On May 13, 2024 | — |
Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. (SEAC)Word for word“On May 13, 2024, Old Lionsgate consummated the business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SEAC”), SEAC II Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEAC (“New SEAC”), LG Sirius Holdings ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Lionsgate (“Studio HoldCo”), LG Orion Holdings ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Lionsgate (“StudioCo”) and other affiliates of SEAC (the “Closing”).” 10-K for 2026 | merger | May 13, 2024 | — |
streaming platform in IndiaWord for word“The year ended March 31, 2026 includes a gain of $2.6 million from the sale of our streaming platform in India.” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | — | $2.6 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | $5.8 million |
| 2026-03-31 | $35.6 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-01-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-05-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Lionsgate Studios’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-05-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.