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Expertise on performance optimisation

Monday, July 16, 2007
The equity investors are poorly positioned in typical film fund investment vehicles which rely heavily on tax rebates, debt financing and cross collateralisation - with inequitable fee structures, overheads and producer salaries..

A SQUARE :: 16Jul07 Expertise on performance optimisation
Category Film Financing
Faculty David Tucker
Expertise Film Investing
Author Sona Blessing
Faculty Name
“Our fund’s micro managed, portfolio approach to film and venture partner selection, affords the ability to avoid the potential pitfalls of revenue participation in film projects
and the vagaries of excessive fees and charges - thus enhancing the attraction to this form of investment. The use of guarantees rather than immediate funding provides a
greater degree of flexibility for the investors.”
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