Rappelons que le studio est actuellement détenu par une collection d'actionnaires privés, le plus grand d'entre eux est le milliardaire financier Carl Icahn. Il est ressorti de la restructuration de faillite à la fin de 2010, et a fini 2011 avec un bénéfice net de 37,8 millions de dollars, selon la Deadline.
Peut-êtres qu'un jour la franchise Stargate reviendra grâce à cette vente aux publics.
Source : Gateworld.
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CITATION Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. executives are exploring taking the historic studio public, Deadline reports.
Though the studio that owns the Stargate franchise isn’t talking publicly about the move, it has reportedly included language in a press release stating that it has “submitted a draft registration statement on a confidential basis” to the SEC for “a possible initial public offering of its Class A common stock.”
The studio is presently owned by a collection of private shareholders, the largest of whom of is billionaire financier Carl Icahn. It emerged from bankruptcy restructuring at the end of 2010, and ended 2011 with a net income of $37.8 million, according to Deadline.
Its current film projects include The Hobbit (co-financed with New Line) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (co-financed with Viacom/Paramount).
MGM also owns the James Bond franchise as well as Rocky, The Pink Panther, and a film library of more than 4,000 classic titles — one of the largest in the world. It has its own home entertainment distribution arm, as well as film-making units MGM Studios and United Artists.
