“Thomas the Tank Engine,” “Bob the Builder” and “Barney” (the dinosaur) and the other children’s brands owned by HIT Entertainment are all going to Mattel. The purchase price of $680 million in cash ...

Includes #1 Licensed Preschool Property in the World: Thomas & Friends® EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ...

LONDON — U.S. toy giant Mattel is close to a £500 million ($786 million) deal to buy Hit Entertainment, owner of such tyke fare as “Bob the Builder” and “Thomas the Tank Engine.” Mattel is in final ...

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HIT Entertainment for $680 million in cash from a consortium led by Apax Partners funds. HIT Entertainment ...

Mattel Inc. has completed its $680 million acquisition of HIT Entertainment, which owns the “Thomas & Friends” franchise. The seller is a consortium of funds led by Apax Partners. HIT Entertainment is ...

Mattel has been in desperate need of a hit toy. After reporting that Barbie sales had plunged, again, in the final quarter of last year, the El Segundo toymaker’s interim Chief Executive Christopher ...