Perfect World, the Chinese games and film group, that provided $250 million of funding for a slate of movies by Universal Pictures, has raised a further $250 million.The cash is sourced from East West Bank and JP Morgan. Perfect World was advised by Lindsay Conner of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips.The credit line, worth $250 million, represents the second instalment in the firm’s five year commitment to backing some 50 Universal titles. The original deal was struck in January last year.The...
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Lindsay
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After leading the firm’s entertainment group, Conner departed Manatt Phelps & Phillips for international firm O’Melveny & Myers in October 2021, joining its entertainment, sports and media group after a busy year of financing and M&A deals. At Manatt, he repped New Republic Pictures’ majority shareholder in securing financing for a 10-film slate deal between the company and Paramount Pictures as well as Olive Hill Media in a seven-figure equity investment in the Gerard Butler actioner “The Plane,” plus financing for multiple documentaries (including Hulu’s “WeWork”). He was also at the helm for Jay and Soojin Jeon’s (owners of YouTube channel Cocomelon) nine-figure sale of Treasure Studio to Moonbug Entertainment. Among Conner’s are AT&T, Sony Pictures, Showtime, Spyglass Media and ProSiebenSat.1.