Simpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in Secondary Offering of Common Shares by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
04.14.15
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Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as the sole underwriter in connection with a registered secondary offering of 10 million common shares of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. The offering closed on April 13, 2015 and resulted in gross proceeds to the selling shareholder of $316 million. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.5 million common shares from the selling shareholder.
Lions Gate is a premier next-generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, channel platforms, and international distribution and sales. Its common shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “LGF.”
The Simpson Thacher team included, among others, Bill Brentani, Dan Webb, Ryan Coombs, Karen Reyes and Colin Osiecki (Capital Markets); Linda Barrett and Leah Segall (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); Alexis Coll-Very and Brandon Martin (Regulatory); and Judy Yan (Tax).