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Blue Ant Media Announces Go-Public Transaction By Way of Reverse Takeover of Boat Rocker Media

March 27, 2025

Blue Ant Media, a privately owned company controlled by Michael MacMillan, announced on March 24, 2025, that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Blue Ant will go public via a reverse takeover (RTO) of Boat Rocker Media.

Blue Ant is a global media company with interconnected operations spanning content creation and acquisition, rights management, international distribution, streaming, broadcasting, consumer shows and connected TV ad sales. Immediately following closing, the company resulting from the RTO will be renamed "Blue Ant Media Corporation" and, subject to regulatory approval, its shares will continue to be listed and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Bennett Jones is acting as legal advisor to Blue Ant.

The team was led by Gary Solway, Kris Hanc and Angela Blake (M&A) and included Yohanna Laurensia, Pardeep Brar, Geoff Davis, Maxine MacDonald, Asif Zalfackruddin (M&A), Phil Ward, Andrew Young (Tax), Talia Bregman, Katelyn Weller, Brendan Weiler (Employment), Allyson Marta (Benefits), Simon Grant, Fatima Kawar (Debt Finance), Matt Flynn, Suzie Suliman (Information Technology), Ted Yoo, Ahmed Elmallah, Akash Purewal (Intellectual Property), Zee Derwa, Christina Skinner (Competition/Antitrust), Jane Helmstadter and Samantha Weng (Real Estate). 

Read the transaction press release.

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