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Manatt Entertainment REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS
We get the deals done.
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Counsel toBeijing Weiying Technology
Company Ltd.
Beijing Weiying TechnologyCompany Ltd.
Distribution Agreement WithSTX Entertainment
Counsel toTang Media Partners
Tang Media PartnersJoint Venture With Tencent
and IM Global
Counsel toPerfect World Pictures
Perfect World PicturesFive-Year, 50-Film Co-Financing
Agreement With Universal Pictures
$500 million
Counsel toHuayi Brothers Media Corp.
Huayi Brothers Media Corp.Co-Financing and Distribution
Agreement With STX Entertainment
Counsel toSony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures EntertainmentCo-Finance Agreement With
LSC Film Corp. for Sony’s2014–2017 Film Slate
Counsel to Infore Capital Management Co.
Infore CapitalManagement Co.
Legal Advisory Services for Birth of the Dragon and
The King’s Daughter$200 million
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Counsel toPerfect World Pictures
Perfect World PicturesUltimates-Based Facility WithJPMorgan and East West Bank
$250 million
Counsel toIMAX Corp.
IMAX Corp.Co-Finance, Production andDistribution Agreement for
Ten Films
Counsel toSony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures EntertainmentDistribution Agreement and
Interparty Agreement With JPMorganChase, Fosun Capital and Studio 8
Counsel toTang Media Partners
Tang Media PartnersTV Slate Co-Finance Fund
R
Counsel toThe Tornante Co.
The Tornante Co.Made-for-Internet Series Deals With
Netfl ix for BoJack Horseman andTuca and Bertie and with AmazonTuca and Bertie and with AmazonTuca and Bertie
for Undone
Counsel toGoldman Sachs
Goldman SachsStructured Joint Ownership WithCBS of CSI Franchise and TransferCSI Franchise and TransferCSI
of International Distribution
$50 million
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Counsel to Perfect Village
Perfect VillageLiterary Option Purchase Agreement
for the novel Shanghai Grand
Counsel toSony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures EntertainmentSlate Co-Finance Agreement for
Virtual Reality Content
Counsel toCBS Broadcasting Inc.
CBS Broadcasting Inc.Multiyear Finance, Production and
Distribution Agreement for Late-NightProgramming Slate
Counsel toRigmora Holdings Ltd.
Rigmora Holdings Ltd.Investment in and Majority Ownership
of New Republic Pictures
Counsel toLead Investor
Lead InvestorEquity Investment in Solstice Studios
Counsel toProSiebenSat.1
ProSiebenSat.1Made-for-Internet Series Deal
With Amazon for Bosch
Manatt EntertainmentWith more than 450 lawyers and consultants in nine offi ces—including the entertainment centers of Los Angeles and New York City and the regulatory center of Washington, D.C.—Manatt is a law and consulting fi rm that delivers innovative, top-quality service to a global array of high-profi le clients in every phase of business enterprise.
A Powerhouse in EntertainmentManatt is consistently ranked among the top entertainment law practices in America by Chambers USA and U.S. News & World Report. We were named Law Firm of the Year by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel. Our lawyers have been named as top dealmakers by Best Lawyers in America, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Our Manatt Entertainment practice is international, with a broad range of high-profi le clients in fi lm and television, music, digital media, sports, video games and advertising.
Industry Leaders in Film and TelevisionManatt is the go-to fi rm for structuring complex contracts, innovative fi nancing and distribution strategies on a worldwide basis, and for guidance for both established and emerging fi lm, television and digital media companies. Manatt’s Entertainment practice handles fi nance, production and distribution agreements for both individual projects and entire slates and libraries of content; mergers and acquisitions of entertainment companies and assets; intellectual property issues; talent, union and guild contracts; rights acquisitions; and licensing and sales agreements. Our lawyers have deep experience in debt and equity fi nancings involving private and public sources to fund major studio and independent projects.
Connecting in a Digital Media WorldManatt is helping shape the future of new digital media. Manatt Digital provides multidisciplinary legal advice and business consulting, and Manatt Venture Fund makes direct investments in select clients in the digital media space. We work with our clients to create new business models in the face of rapidly changing technology. While helping major entertainment and media companies expand their businesses to digital platforms, we also represent small fi rms seeking to be the next YouTube—entrepreneurs with transformational technologies for the delivery of digital content.
Lindsay [email protected]
Neil [email protected]
Sophia [email protected]
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Finance agreements for fi lm, television and digital media
Mergers and acquisitions
Productionagreements
Distribution agreements
Rights acquisitions
Licensing and sales agreements
Talent and executive employment contracts
Union and guild contracts
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