{"id":97154,"date":"2024-07-16T04:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/releases\/releases-geral\/mga-entertainment-and-zapf-creation-ag-complete-merger-forming-mga-zapf-creation-gmbh\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T04:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T07:12:00","slug":"mga-entertainment-and-zapf-creation-ag-complete-merger-forming-mga-zapf-creation-gmbh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/releases\/releases-geral\/mga-entertainment-and-zapf-creation-ag-complete-merger-forming-mga-zapf-creation-gmbh\/","title":{"rendered":"MGA Entertainment and Zapf Creation AG Complete Merger Forming MGA Zapf Creation GmbH"},"content":{"rendered":"

MGA Entertainment<\/b><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MGA Entertainment and Zapf Creation AG Complete Merger\u00a0<\/b>
Forming MGA Zapf Creation GmbH<\/b><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES<\/b>; 16\u00a0<\/b>July 2024<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0MGA Entertainment, Inc. (MGA)<\/b><\/a>, one of the largest privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world, today announced that the merger with\u00a0Zapf Creation AG<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(Zapf)<\/u><\/b>, Europes leading manufacturer of nurturing dolls, first announced in October 2023 has been completed, creating the new wholly-owned subsidiary\u00a0MGA Zapf Creation GmbH<\/b>.<\/p>\n

After more than 20 years working closely as two separate companies, Zapf Creation has joined the MGA family and we welcome them as a part of MGA, said Isaac Larian, Founder and CEO, MGA Entertainment, Inc. We look forward to growing both businesses and bringing smiles to children throughout Europe, the U.S., and the rest of the world as one company.<\/p>\n

The companies will work toward consolidating the businesses, taking advantage of opportunities like unifying our approach with retail partners globally. No significant organizational or operational changes are expected now or in the near future in Germany post-merger. To that extent, Thomas Eichhorn will remain President, MGA Zapf Creation GmbH.<\/p>\n

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About MGA Entertainment, Inc.<\/u><\/b>
MGA Entertainment<\/b><\/a><\/b>is one of the largest privately held toy and entertainment companies\u00a0in the world, known for its\u00a0commitment to creativity, quality, and innovation.\u00a0Headquartered in Los Angeles\u00a0with offices globally, the company creates innovative, proprietary, and licensed consumer products and entertainment\u00a0properties, including toys, games, dolls, apparel, consumer electronics, home d\u00e9cor, stationery, sporting goods, movies, and television series. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as\u00a0L.O.L. Surprise!<\/a>,\u00a0Little Tikes\u00ae<\/a>,\u00a0Rainbow High<\/a>,\u00a0Bratz\u00ae<\/a>,\u00a0MGAs Miniverse<\/a>,\u00a0Yummiland<\/a>,\u00a0CarTuned<\/a>,\u00a0GrossMos!<\/a>,\u00a0Pixel Petz<\/a>,\u00a0Micro Games of America<\/a>, \u00a0Fluffie Stuffiez<\/a>,\u00a0BABY born\u00ae<\/a>, and\u00a0Zapf Creation\u00ae<\/a>.\u00a0For more information, please visit us atwww.mgae.com<\/a>or check us out atLinkedIn<\/a>,TikTok<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Alan Hilowitz\nMGA Entertainment, Inc. \/ MGA Zapf Creation GmbH\n+1.818.221.4431\nnews@mgae.com\n<\/pre>\n
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