Hasbro in Merger Talks with Mattel

[Super_Megatron]

The Wall Street Journal (paywall) is reporting via undisclosed sources that Hasbro has been in talks to take over / merge with Mattel.* This has been rumored before but apparently has fired back up recently.* No specifics, costs, or process have been revealed at this time.* Shares for Mattel are up on the news.* Hasbro is currently worth near 11 billion, while Mattel is worth 5 billion.* The merger would put Barbie, Transformers, Nerf and Hot Wheels under one roof, not to mention licenses for both DC and Marvel, creating a truly dominant market player.* Let us » Continue Reading.

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[Mikformer]

if this goes through, there will be no company that can come close to competing with this giant.

[Megatron75]

Very interesting.

[Dynamo.Dave]

Last two bastions of mainstream plastic crack.

[justprime]

Walmart of the toy business

[MilanX3]

That would be interesting, they might have some issues from competition authorities in many countries...its like less than a dozen people would control a large portion of the toy market..then again, maybe they will create their own retail branch?

[joshimus]

That would be interesting for the MOTU license. Would love to see a 3-3/4 figures. They'd scale better beside Castle Greyskull...on the outside I mean.

[Chigimus]

I wonder if a government body would step in the quash this? Such a merger would be too big of a monopoly on the rest of the market, which might mean unfair business practices something-or-another....no?

[Darth Cylon]

Make America Monopoly Again?

[Omegatron]

Till all are one!