Claim: The animation studio which animated Despicable Me was bought by an animation film production company in America.
Evidence: The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff , which was later acquired by Illumination Entertainment.
Illumination Entertainment is an American animation film production company , founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007.
In mid-2011 , the company was split in two , and the animation department has been acquired by Illumination Entertainment -LRB- Universal Studios -RRB-.