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Apax Partners agreed to sell HIT Entertainment to Mattel on 24 October 2011 for $680 million [37] [38] excluding its share of the PBS Kids Sprout television channel. [35] [39] The sale/merger was completed on 1 February 2012, and HIT Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel, [40] which was managed under its Fisher-Price unit.
The company is also known by its former names Henson International Television, Gainbase, and HIT Communications. The company served as a subsidiary of Jim Henson Productions (1982–1989), Apax Partners (2005–2012), and Mattel (2012–2016)
Apax Partners LLP is a British private equity firm, headquartered in London, England. [3] ... In February 2012, Apax sold HiT Entertainment to Mattel for $680 million.
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Peter Charles Orton, CVO (17 June 1943 – 5 December 2007) was a British media entrepreneur and television producer noted for his work in children's television.He, Muppets creator Jim Henson and businesswoman Sophie Turner Laing founded HIT Entertainment in 1982. [1]
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Mattel agreed to purchase HIT Entertainment without the stake in the Sprout TV channel (formerly PBS Kids Sprout and now Universal Kids) from Apax Partners on 25 October 2011, for $680 million, [90] which closed on 1 February 2012, [91] making it part of its Fisher-Price division.