Screen rights licensing giant sets bumper sale in motion

Screen rights licensing giant sets bumper sale in motion

The private equity backers of Motion Picture Licensing Company, which represents rights-holders including Disney and Marvel Studios, are working with bankers on a sale, Sky News understands.

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A company which collects royalties on behalf of Hollywood studios including The Walt Disney Company and Amazon-owned MGM is being put up for sale in an auction expected to fetch hundreds of millions of pounds. Sky News has learnt that Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC), which is backed by private equity investors, is working with bankers at Guggenheim Securities on a sale. A source close to one prospective bidder said they had been contacte…