Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics firm, has bought a 50 per cent stake in UK-based movie marketing company Powster for an undisclosed sum.
The deal was effective from March 31 and while the terms were confidential, Vista said it was based on an initial payment with future top-ups contingent on earnings in the 2016 and 2017 financial years.
Powster is a "high growth, profitable company" and should add to Vista's revenue and earnings in 2016 and subsequent years, it said.
"To have the opportunity to work with Powster to realise these and other opportunities that ultimately enable Vista to offer new and improved technology solutions to our customers is a development we're delighted to announce," said chief executive Murray Holdaway. "Powster's expertise in the management and manipulation of content directly benefiting our sector is proven and we love to partner with companies like Powster who ... can enable us to add yet more value."
Powster was founded in 2009 and provides film marketing products, music videos and creative content over a global platform, which more than 40 movie studios have used in the US and around the world to direct audiences to buy tickets. It employs 14 staff, all in the UK.
