Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Blue Ant Media Completes Reverse Takeover of Boat Rocker
Blue Ant Media, a media company, has completed a deal to be listed on the stock market by taking over Boat Rocker Media.
This is called a reverse takeover, and allows Blue Ant to become public without a regular IPO.
The original Boat Rocker leadership has bought Boat Rocker Studios and created a new company.
Blue Ant will now run certain Boat Rocker operations and be led by Michael MacMillan, who founded Blue Ant.
The deal will provide Blue Ant with financial resources and strategic benefits.
Blue Ant Media completed a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media.
Blue Ant will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange next week.
Blue Ant inherits three Boat Rocker producers in Canada: Insight, Jam Filled, and Proper.
Boat Rocker Studios business acquired by its co-founders, who formed a new company.
Michael MacMillan, founder of Blue Ant, will be CEO of the new company.
- Who
- Blue Ant Media and Boat Rocker Media.
- What
- Blue Ant Media completed a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media and will begin trading on the TSX.
- When
- The deal closed recently and will begin trading next week.
- Where
- Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
- Why
- To allow Blue Ant Media to be listed on the stock market and restructure the businesses.
Blue Ant View
Boat Rocker Studios View
Strategic Goals
Blue Ant View
The reverse takeover will unlock value and provide strategic positioning for global growth through acquisitions.
Boat Rocker Studios View
Boat Rocker's management team believes the newly formed company will have enhanced strategic focus and flexibility to capitalize on opportunities.
- New Ticker Symbol
- BAMI
- Blue Ant CEO
- Michael MacMillan
- Transaction Type
- Reverse Takeover
- Blue Ant Revenue FY24
- C$196M
- Boat Rocker Producers Acquired
- Insight, Jam Filled, Proper
- Blue Ant Net Income FY24
- C$18M
- Shareholders
- Blue Ant shareholders own ~73.5% of the company