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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 01 > Pow! Disney snaps up Marvel for $4 billion

Pow! Disney snaps up Marvel for $4 billion

By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply / The Bulletin
September 1, 2009

LOS ANGELES " The Walt Disney Co.'s surprise deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion redraws the architecture of Hollywood and spotlights how the media giant has become more aggressive than its peers about growth.

Disney said on Monday that it would pay cash and stock to acquire....

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