RealD

RealD
Founded 2003 (2003)
Headquarters Beverly Hills, California
Area served
 United States
Revenue Increase $163.46 million
Website reald.com

RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD) is the company that develops the RealD 3D technology, used for projecting films in stereoscopic 3D using circularly polarized light. The company was founded in 2003 by Michael V. Lewis and Joshua Greer. Between 2005 and 2007 the company purchased StereoGraphics Inc. and optical components technology company ColorLink, a provider of rear-projection television (RPTV) equipment, polarizing film and optical technologies including technologies for the US Military. RealD developed its acquired technology to create its 3D cinema systems.

RealD supplies 3D technology to customers including Fortune 500 companies,[1] theme parks,[2] education centers, and for medical research and procedures.[3] The company held its initial public offering on July 20, 2010, when a total of 14,375,000 shares of common stock were sold.[4]

In November 2015, the firm announced it had been acquired by private-equity firm Rizvi Traverse Management, LLC for $551 million.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "RealD Professional Case Studies"
  2. ↑ "LEGOLAND Windsor Taps RealD 3D Technology for Imagination Theatre" April 27, 2009, "BusinessWire"
  3. ↑ "World's First 4K Laparoscopy Performed-Surgery in 4X HD!" October 22, 2009, "Docinthemachine"
  4. ↑ "RealD Inc. Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares in Recent Initial Public Offering". MarketWatch. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. ↑ Minaya, Ezequiel. "Rizvi Traverse to Buy RealD in $551 Million Deal". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "RealD to Go Private in $551 Million Deal With Private-Equity Firm Rizvi Traverse". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-18.


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