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Squirrel Capital
Industryaudio-visual and advertising
Founded2003
FounderPablo Pereiro Lage
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
Websitehttps://squirrelcapital.es/

Squirrel Capital is a Spanish audio-visual and advertising group founded in 2003. It's the owner of Squirrel Media (previously Vértice 360) which was acquired by the holding in 2016.

History

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Squirrel Capital was founded by Pablo Pereiro Lage in September 2003 as a holding company focused on communication, real estate, and professional services. In 2013 Squirrel Capital entered the Italian market with two new companies: Best Option Media Italia and Best Option Products Italia.[1][2][3] In 2016, his company Squirrel Capital acquired a 25% stake in Vértice 360, an audiovisual production and distribution company founded in October 2006 from Telson, and consisted of 17 assets including Videoreport, Manga Films [es], Telespan and Notro Films [es].[4] It was undergoing insolvency proceedings. In a year, the company get out of bankruptcy, was again listed on the stock market, and signed film distribution contracts with national and international producers.[5]In 2019, he continued working in media sector and added the theme TV channels Nautical Channel, Horse TV or Class TV.[6] In September 2021, Vértice 360 was rebranded as Squirrel Media, and its ticker on the Madrid Stock Exchange became SQRL.[7] His company acquired production companies Grupo Ganga, known for the series Cuéntame cómo pasó,[8][9][10] La Comercial, which produces Madrileños por el mundo,[11] BF Distribution, the film distributor in Latin America,[12][11] and OTT platform CanalDeporte. His company also initiated the acquisition of Mondo TV Studios.[13][14][15] In 2024, Squirrel Media acquired IKI Group, an advertising group in Spain,[16][17][18] and Design Thinking Sweden,[19] followed by the acquisition of The Hook in summer of the same year.[20]

Squirrel Media manages the distribution business of Squirrel Capital, including properties released under the label Vértice 360.

References

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  1. ^ "BOM COMUNICACION SL - NIF B86745767". infonif.economia3.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  2. ^ "SEGAM REAL ESTATE SL - NIF B86993888". infonif.economia3.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  3. ^ "BEST OPTION GAMES SL - NIF B87114104". infonif.economia3.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ^ "Vértice 360 protagoniza el mejor debut bursátil del año con subida del 28,02%". El Confidencial. 19 December 2007.
  5. ^ Pablos, Emiliano De (2022-05-20). "Spain's Vertice 360 Expands Theatrical Distribution Operations to 35 Countries (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  6. ^ "Squirrel Media in Spain to acquire Euro animation firm Mondo TV Studios". C21media. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ^ Arrillaga, Judith (2021-09-30). "Vértice 360 se renombra como Squirrel Media y da el salto a 30 países". eleconomista.es. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ^ "Squirrel Media compra la productora de 'Cuéntame'". dircomfidencial.com. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  9. ^ "Squirrel adquiere un 51% del Grupo Ganga, productora de 'Cuéntame' o 'La Última'". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  10. ^ Juárez, María (2023-11-30). "Squirrel Media eleva hasta un 75% su participación en la productora de 'Cuéntame'". El Economista. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  11. ^ a b "Squirrel Media formaliza la compra de Grupo Ganga". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  12. ^ "Squirrel Media cumple 10 años con un "gran crecimiento y futuro prometedor"". dircomfidencial.com. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  13. ^ "Squirrel acuerda la adquisición de la productora Mondo TV Studios". dircomfidencial.com. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  14. ^ Giltrow, Sam (2023-04-14). "Squirrel Media Group agrees Mondo TV Studios purchase". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  15. ^ "Squirrel Media to acquire Mondo TV Studios". 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  16. ^ "Squirrel Media compra el grupo publicitario IKI y se dispara en Bolsa". elBoletin. May 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  17. ^ "Squirrel Media adquiere IKI Group". Barcelona Noticies (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  18. ^ "Squirrel Media adquiere IKI Group y duplica su volumen de negocio". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  19. ^ "Squirrel Media adquiere Design Thinking Sweden". elpublicista.es (in Spanish). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  20. ^ "Squirrel Media adquiere The Hook". EXTRADIGITAL (in Spanish). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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