Apr. 21, 2016
Susan Zuckerman Williams
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Williams recently did the bidding for Vine Alternative Investments with a consortium of other investors in a $325 million financing transaction with Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the firm known for "Mad Max." That deal itself represented a significant component of the $480 million recapitalization announced last year by Village Roadshow.
"There is a lot of similarities between entertainment and real estate finance, only that in this case you are talking about film," Williams said.
Williams, who represents digital media and entertainment companies, financial institutions, major independent production companies, and high net worth individuals, has handled more than $2 billion in entertainment financing transactions over the last several years.
She specializes in slate deals, overall company capital raises, single-picture financing deals, print and advertising financing, co-productions, and domestic and foreign tax incentivized transactions.
One notable recent deal was representing Bank of America as administrative agent with Union Bank as co-lead arranger in the restructuring and extension of the $100 million senior secured credit facility provided to Open Road Films, the company known for the Academy Award winning film "Spotlght."
Williams said perhaps her greatest challenge was when she had to close a multi-million-dollar financing transaction involving not only different countries, but multiple continents.
"We had to figure out how to get a closing involving several very different time zones," Williams said adding that after some give and take, she made the financing work.
- Thor Biberman
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