Report: Spyglass Is Leading Contender for MGM

Report: Spyglass Is Leading Contender for MGM

Published: June 21, 2010 @ 4:51 pm
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By Wrap Staff

Spyglass Entertainment has emerged as the leading contender to run Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., said people familiar with the matter, as the beleaguered film studio scrambles to restructure a roughly $4 billion debt load this summer.

Spyglass co-heads Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum would run the studio as co-chief executives under a plan being discussed with MGM's creditors, these people said.

The talks are continuing, and no final decisions have been made, the people said.

Read more in the Wall Street Journal.

Tags: company, Deal Central, MGM, Spyglass Entertainment, takeover
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