November 2011
Patrick Russo to Speak at AFM Conference Series
Patrick Russo will participate at the AFM Conference Series at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica, CA on November 4, 2011. At the conference, leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and studio executives will converge to explore the current state of independent film financing: emerging trends, where the money is, new opportunities and incentives, and what the future holds. Mr. Russo's panel is titled...
Roy Salter Talks Salter Group & CSUN
Roy Salter, Founding Principal of Salter Group and California State University Northridge Advisory Board Member, discusses his experiences at CSUN and College of Business and Economics in this video. Mr. Salter co-manages Salter Group's overall practice and project management efforts. Mr. Salter frequently lectures on a variety of corporate finance subjects at numerous universities, community groups,...
September 2011
Patrick Russo to Speak at Film Finance Forum East
Patrick Russo will participate at the 3rd Annual Film Finance Forum East in New York, NY at the Park Central Hotel on September 14, 2011. The panel “Working with Studios: Exploring Equitable Co-Financing Opportunities” will address how this landscape is becoming increasingly favorable for investors, negotiating studio distribution terms, and addressing how financiers have been able to realize recent...
September 2011
Roy Salter to Speak at Inside Pictures 2011
Roy Salter will participate at Inside Pictures 2011 in Los Angeles at the Le Parc Suite Hotel on September 19, 2011. Mr. Salter is speaking on the panel titled “The Reel Value of Film”. For more information or to register for this conference, please visit their...
September 2011
Roy Salter to Speak at International Film & TV Finance Summit
Roy Salter will participate at the 11th Annual International Film & TV Finance Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis on September 22, 2011. Mr. Salter is speaking on the panel titled “Structuring a Film Financing: Utilizing Banks, Private Equity, Film Funds, Tax Credits & Other Funding Sources - Complete a Film Financing in Current Economic Climate”. For more information or to...
June 2011
Salter Group to Moderate Panel at Film Production & Finance Summit
Salter Group will moderate the Assessing Capital Markets & Financing Sources panel at the Film Production & Finance Summit held on June 13th at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles. This panel will cover the primary sources of financing content following the economic credit crunch for television and film -- debt, equity, presale and soft money. We will explore the roll debt lenders and the conditions...
April 2011
Sam Renwick to Speak at BayBio Annual Conference Perspectives
Sam Renwick will participate at the BayBio Annual Conference 2011 in Burlingame, CA at the Hyatt Regency SFO on April 21, 2011. The panel “Communicating Life Science Value Propositions” on methods customarily used to forecast and value life science products and companies, and explore methods to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of these processes with the goal of substantially increasing the...
The Impact of Over The Top Platforms on Filmed Entertainment
Much has been written over the course of the last twelve months regarding the impact of Over The Top (“OTT”) platforms on the broader media and entertainment industry. OTT is Internet Protocol Video provided by a content provider or aggregator and delivered over third-party broadband pipes (cable system, telecom) to an end user (the consumer) who receives the content via a set-top box,...
March 2011
Patrick Russo to Speak at 3rd Annual Film Finance Forum
Patrick Russo will participate at the 3rd Annual Film Finance Forum in Universal City, CA at the Hilton Los Angeles on March 9, 2011. The panel “5 Reasons to Get Into the Film Business Now and 5 Ways to Help you Stay” will address where film finance is heading from slate deals to new deals; present new drivers of revenue; explore BRIC opportunities; share views on financing 2D vs. 3D films; and...
Dividend Recapitalization Transactions and Independent Solvency & Capital Surplus Opinions
Background In a dividend recapitalization transaction (often referred to as a “dividend recap”), a company incurs debt in order to make a one-time distribution to its shareholders. Private equity firms and other financial sponsors benefit from these transactions by achieving certain liquidity and return of capital objectives vis-à-vis their portfolio investments. Among the major...
