Woah… Disney buying Marvel for $4 billion Dollars

Woah… Disney buying Marvel for $4 billion Dollars

That’s a lot of dough… I felt like Dr. Evil when I wrote that headline!

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including favorites such as the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee.

Disney said Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash, plus 0.745 Disney shares for every Marvel share they own. That values each Marvel share at $50 based on Friday’s closing stock prices

Via: Media biz- msnbc.com

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