On January 8, 2013, Entertainment One Ltd. ("eOne") announced the completion of its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alliance Films Holdings Inc. (“Alliance”) for $225 million. The acquisition was financed through a US$300 million senior revolving term loan from a syndicate of lenders led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
eOne is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, eOne provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing.
As a result of its acquisition of Alliance, eOne has become the largest independent film distributor in both the Canadian and UK markets.
Osler represented eOne as Canadian counsel with a team consisting of Mark Trachuk, Rosalind Hunter, and Alex Gorka (Corporate), Peter Glossop, Shuli Rodal, and Kaeleigh Kuzma (Competition), Sven Poysa (Employment & Labour), and Richard Borins (Financial Services).
Team
Partner, Corporate, Toronto
Partner, Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment, Calgary
Partner, Employment and Labour, Toronto
Partner, Financial Services, Toronto
Partner, Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment
Chair, Diversity Committee, Toronto
Partner, Corporate, Toronto
