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Squirrel Capital

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.

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

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, a company dedicated to producing and distributing animated content.[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

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Squirrel Media was founded as Vértice 360 (also Vértice 360º) in October 2006 and consisted of 17 assets including Videoreport, Manga Films [es], Telespan and Notro Films [es].[4] Notro Films' president José María Irisarri then assumed executive chairman duties.[21] Around the time of its stock exchange entry in December 2007, Avanzit owned a 43% of the capital.[4][22]

In 2009, Vértice 360º merged Manga Films and Notro Films to create the distribution label Vértice Cine.[23] In 2011, Irisarri announced his resignation due to disagreements with major shareholder Ezentis, the new brand identity of Avanzit.[24][25][n. 1] Vértice 360 filed for voluntary insolvency proceedings in 2014.[27] In 2016, Ezentis agreed to divest its shareholding in the company and sell its 25.4% share of stocks to Squirrel Inversiones.[28] In 2021, with Pablo Pereiro Lage as the CEO and chairman, Vértice 360 was renamed to Squirrel Media (self-billed as a company dedicated to "Advertising, Media, Contents and Audiovisual Services"); the name Vértice 360 was restricted from then on to the production and distribution businesses of the company.[29][30][31]

Film releases by Vértice 360

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2020s
Vértice 360 films released in the 2020s
Release date[n. 2] Title Director(s) Ref.
21 May 2021 Polyamory for Dummies Fernando Colomo
[32]
10 December 2021 Wetland Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
[33]
18 February 2022 Mothering Sunday Eva Husson
[34]
7 October 2022 On the Fringe Juan Diego Botto
[35]
24 May 2024 Stories Paco Sepúlveda
[36]
14 June 2024 Mothers' Instinct Benoît Delhomme
[37]
20 September 2024 Ellipsis David Marqués
[38]
11 October 2024 Strange Darling J.T. Mollner
[39]

Notes

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  1. ^ Avanzit renamed to Ezentis in 2010.[26]
  2. ^ The listed date refers to the film's theatrical release in Spain by Vértice 360, not necessarily its first screening or when it premiered.

References

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  4. ^ a b c "Vértice 360 protagoniza el mejor debut bursátil del año con subida del 28,02%". El Confidencial.
  5. ^ Pablos, Emiliano De (2022-05-20). "Spain's Vertice 360 Expands Theatrical Distribution Operations to 35 Countries (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  6. ^ "Squirrel Media in Spain to acquire Euro animation firm Mondo TV Studios". C21media. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  7. ^ Arrillaga, Judith (2021-09-30). "Vértice 360 se renombra como Squirrel Media y da el salto a 30 países". eleconomista.es. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  8. ^ "Squirrel Media compra la productora de 'Cuéntame'". dircomfidencial.com. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  9. ^ "Squirrel adquiere un 51% del Grupo Ganga, productora de 'Cuéntame' o 'La Última'". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  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.
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  13. ^ "Squirrel acuerda la adquisición de la productora Mondo TV Studios". dircomfidencial.com. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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  15. ^ "Squirrel Media to acquire Mondo TV Studios". 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  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.
  21. ^ Urrutia, César; Montaño, Baltasar (28 December 2011). "Irisarri dimite en la productora Vértice por discrepancias con Ezentis". El Mundo.
  22. ^ "José María Irisarri presenta su renuncia a la presidencia de Vértice 360". verTele!. 29 December 2011 – via eldiario.es.
  23. ^ Ríos Pérez, Sergio (13 November 2009). "Nace Vértice Cine de la fusión de Notro Films y Manga Films". Cineuropa.
  24. ^ Urrutia, César; Montaño, Baltasar (28 December 2011). "Irisarri dimite en la productora Vértice por discrepancias con Ezentis". El Mundo.
  25. ^ "José María Irisarri presenta su renuncia a la presidencia de Vértice 360". verTele!. 29 December 2011 – via eldiario.es.
  26. ^ Hernanz, Carlos (17 March 2010). "Avanzit ahora es Ezentis: cambio de registro para olvidar a Javier Tallada". El Confidencial.
  27. ^ "De Vértice 360º a Squirrel Media". Cine & Tele. 13 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Ezentis acuerda con Squirrel la venta del 25,24% de Vértice 360". Cinco Días. 5 May 2016.
  29. ^ Núñez, Verónica (1 October 2021). "Un gallego, al frente de un grupo que supera los 300 millones en Bolsa". Diario de Pontevedra.
  30. ^ "De Vértice 360º a Squirrel Media". Cine & Tele. 13 April 2021.
  31. ^ Arrillaga, Judith (30 September 2021). "Vértice 360 se renombra como Squirrel Media y da el salto a 30 países". El Economista.
  32. ^ García, Yago (27 May 2021). "Poliamor para principiantes". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  33. ^ Vall, Toni (7 December 2021). "Crítica de 'El lodo'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  34. ^ Crespo, Irene (16 February 2022). "Crítica de 'Primavera en Beechwood'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  35. ^ Vall, Toni (5 October 2022). "Crítica de 'En los márgenes'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  36. ^ "'Historias', el próximo estreno gaditano en cines de la mano de Paco Sepúlveda y con Fernando Tejero". La Voz de Cádiz. Grupo Joly. 24 April 2024.
  37. ^ Ocaña, Javier (12 June 2024). "Crítica de 'Vidas perfectas': el camino revolucionario de dos estrellas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  38. ^ Romero, Miguel Ángel (19 September 2024). "Crítica de 'Puntos suspensivos': asesinos de libros en lo nuevo de Jose Coronado y Diego Peretti". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  39. ^ Gomez, Estrella (20 September 2024). "La prometedora Strange Darling acaba de recibir su primer tráiler español". ign.com.
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