狮门影业与SP Media组建合资企业：Steven Paul注资共同投资新业务 狮门控股管理
狮门影业（Lionsgate，纽交所代码：LION）与制片人、融资人 Steven Paul 旗下的 SP Media 10月26日宣布组建合资企业：SP Media 作出重大资本投资，与狮门共同投资能扩展狮门全球平台的新业务，并为 3 Arts Entertainment 及狮门其他业务的持续多元化提供资源支持；SP Media 还将制作独立剧情片，由狮门负责发行。官方稿未披露投资金额与财务条款；据 TheWrap 引述知情人士，投资规模约 1 亿美元。
合资企业由狮门多数持有、控制并负责管理。狮门方面表示，这一合作让狮门在扩大内容平台的同时多了一个独立电影片源；SP Media 则借此与一家世界级独立片厂结盟，并为自己的影片拿到全球级发行商。
Steven Paul 是 SP Media Group 与 Crystal Sky Pictures 的主席、创始人兼首席执行官，经手过的商业片包括《天才宝贝》系列、尼古拉斯·凯奇主演的《恶灵骑士》两部、《攻壳机动队》（斯嘉丽·约翰逊主演）以及由狮门发行的《第一滴血5：最后的血》。
狮门首席执行官 Jon Feltheimer 表示，Paul 是一位精明老练的企业家、与片厂有多年关系，他的投资将推动这些业务持续增长。Paul 表示，狮门是当今媒体行业最具活力和创业精神的内容片厂之一，他很高兴在充满机会的行业环境中与狮门团队一起做大业务。
交易由狮门首席运营官 Brian Goldsmith、执行副总裁兼总法律顾问 Bruce Tobey 与企业发展高级副总裁 Suzy Felfeli，以及 SP Media Group 总裁兼首席运营官 Scott Karol 谈判达成；Moelis 任狮门财务顾问，Lazard 任 SP Media 财务顾问，Paul Hastings 律师事务所任 SP Media 法律代表。
这笔交易宣布之际，正值狮门出售传闻期。据彭博报道，《沙丘》出品方传奇影业（Legendary Entertainment）已向狮门提交收购要约，对狮门估值约 35 亿美元（含约 19 亿美元债务），目前处于尽职调查阶段——狮门与传奇影业均未证实这一数字；Deadline 引述消息人士称，狮门尚未启动接受收购的正式程序。狮门定于 11 月 5 日发布财报。
来源：GSM·美国
Lionsgate and Steven Paul's SP Media Launch Joint Venture: SP Media Makes Significant Capital Investment, Lionsgate Holds Majority
Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) and SP Media, led by producer, financier and entrepreneur Steven Paul, announced on October 26 the formation of a joint venture through which SP Media will make a significant capital investment to co-invest in new ventures that expand Lionsgate's global platform, while extending resources toward the continuing diversification of 3 Arts Entertainment and other Lionsgate businesses. SP Media will also produce independent feature films that Lionsgate will distribute. Financial terms were not disclosed; TheWrap, citing a person familiar with the matter, put the investment at around $100 million.
The joint venture will be majority owned, controlled and managed by Lionsgate. Lionsgate said the deal lets it keep scaling its content platform with a new source of independent feature films, while SP Media partners with one of the world's leading independent studios and gains a world-class distributor for its films.
Steven Paul, chairman, founder and CEO of SP Media Group and Crystal Sky Pictures, has shepherded commercial titles including the Baby Geniuses franchise, Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance starring Nicolas Cage, Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson, and the Lionsgate-distributed Rambo: Last Blood.
"Steven is a savvy and experienced entrepreneur who has a longstanding relationship with our studio, and his investment will help drive the continued growth of these businesses," said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. "Lionsgate is one of the most dynamic and entrepreneurial content studios in the media space today," Paul said. "I'm delighted to build on my longstanding relationship with Jon Feltheimer and the Lionsgate leadership team as we grow our businesses together in an industry environment filled with opportunity."
The deal was negotiated for Lionsgate by COO Brian Goldsmith, EVP and General Counsel Bruce Tobey and Senior VP of Corporate Development Suzy Felfeli, and for SP Media by SP Media Group President and COO Scott Karol. Moelis served as financial advisor to Lionsgate and Lazard to SP Media; Paul Hastings LLP represented SP Media.
The venture was announced amid studio sale chatter. Bloomberg has reported that Legendary Entertainment has submitted a bid valuing Lionsgate at about $3.5 billion including roughly $1.9 billion of debt, now in due diligence — a figure neither company has confirmed — while Deadline, citing sources, says Lionsgate has not launched a formal sale process. Lionsgate reports earnings on November 5.
Source: GSM America
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