Litigation Support
- International pre-sale contract disputes.
- TV Series and motion picture financing claims of talent and financiers involving industry accounting standards, financing protocol norms and copyright valuations.
- Establishing profit expectations for distribution contracts.
- Determining value of loss of earnings claims.
- Analyzing the composition and relevancy of Film Databases to support financial products.
Valuations
- Damages and enterprise value for companies undergoing involuntary dissolutions.
- Start-up development, production and animation companies.
- Motion Picture and TV libraries.
- Profit entitlements under contractual terms.
- Interests in motion picture and TV products.
Investment Oversight and Advisory:
- Senior credit commitments for under-staffed lenders.
- Motion picture production companies for passive investors.
- Distribution strategies for motion picture exploitation for investors and owners.
- Administration for profit participants’ accountings and reportings.
Business Plans & Strategy Development
- Preparation, due diligence on, and development of all manner of entertainment initiatives.
Financial Due Diligence
- Acquisition (pre & post) analysis.
Compliance Related:
- Debt covenants and value representations from senior credit borrowers.
- Profit participation contracts.
Just starting out, have lost key staff at a critical time, have a project that is time-sensitive and extremely material that you just can’t get to and keep normal operations running – we’ve solved all these problems for others. We have 35 years of experience running the financial and operational arms of major studios, leading independents, financing companies and media funds, and can handle the mundane to the mission critical, providing a peace of mind it’s going to be done right and on-time, so you can focus on driving the top-line.
- Management of operations and accounting needs on a non-exclusive basis
- GAAP Financials and audit coordination
- Administration
- Production
- Participations & Residuals
- Negotiations
- Investor Relations
- Credit Relationships
Financial Structuring
- Licensing deals with major international companies throughout the world
- Credit agreements with major global banks
- Tax and incentive structures for motion picture production throughout the world
- Acquisitions of business interests
Contract Negotiations:
- All manner of motion picture and TV related arrangements.
- Distribution agreements
- Production agreements
- Financing agreements
- Profit entitlements
- Disposition agreements
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