Eros Sells STX Entertainment to Najafi Companies for $173M

  • 📰 THR
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 17 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 53%

Australia News News

Australia Australia Latest News,Australia Australia Headlines

The Indian movie major is parting ways with STX after a 2020 merger.

, the indie studio led by Robert Simonds, to an affiliate of the Najafi Companies for $173 million.

The deal, which includes STX Entertainment needing to repay $148 million in debt, follows STX Entertainment and Eros completing a stock-for-stock merger, to form Eros STX Global Corp. in 2020. The Najafi Companies is a private investment company with holdings in consumer, media, talent-driven brands, e-commerce, tech and sports.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Wow that’s it? All these big deals in the industry and all Bob Simonds can do is a deal for $173M? Makes sense given Simonds doesn’t even own shares in his current company, ErosSTX. Certainly looks like he’s working for private equity and not his investors.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 411. in AU

Australia Australia Latest News, Australia Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Najafi Companies Reaches Deal to Buy STX, Ending Merger With ErosThe troubled marriage between STX Entertainment and Eros is dissolving. The Najafi Companies announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire the studio behind “Bad Moms” a…
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »

STX Separating From Eros As Najafi Companies Enters Agreement To Acquire Hollywood StudioSTX Entertainment, the studio built by Robert Simonds, has freed itself from Eros after what has been a short and turbulent merger. Entering a definite agreement to acquire STX is Jahm Najafi&8217…
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »

STX Separating From Eros As Najafi Companies Enters Agreement To Acquire Hollywood StudioSTX Entertainment, the studio built by Robert Simonds, has freed itself from Eros after what has been a short and turbulent merger. Entering a definite agreement to acquire STX is Jahm Najafi&8217…
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »

Najafi Companies Reaches Deal to Buy STX, Ending Merger With ErosThe troubled marriage between STX Entertainment and Eros is dissolving. The Najafi Companies announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire the studio behind “Bad Moms” a…
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »