Ron Burkle

Relativity Lays Off 10 in Marketing and Operations

January 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 18 weeks ago

Staffing cuts represent five percent of the indie studio's work force

  

Billionaire Ron Burkle Buys Soho House Chain

January 17, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 18 weeks ago

The magnate is significantly increasing his profile in the entertainment industry, purchasing a stake in Relativity Media and buying concert promoter Artist Group International

  

Ron Burkle Buys Stake in Relativity Media From Elliott Management (Updated)

January 5, 2012 By Brent Lang 20 weeks ago

Supermarket magnate previously loaned Relativity $200 million, becomes second largest shareholder

  

Ryan Kavanaugh’s 9 Lives: $200M Loan From Ron Burkle Saves 'Immortals' (Exclusive)

November 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 26 weeks ago

The involvement of the L.A. billionaire is a new wrinkle for Relativity and its swashbuckling chief, Kavanaugh

  

Citigroup Readies Its Troubled EMI for the Auction Block (Exclusive)

June 7, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 50 weeks ago

At least a half dozen billionaires, buyout firms and rival music labels are said to be poised to vie for the bank's $7B mistake

  

Biggest Sundance Deal Yet: Weinstein Co. & Ron Burkle Acquire 'My Idiot Brother'

January 23, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Studio and financier jointly pay $6 million for the U.S. distribution rights to the Paul Rudd comedy

  

Ron Burkle Loses Barnes & Noble Proxy Battle

September 28, 2010 By Marketwatch.com 1 year ago

Chairman Len Riggio is reelected to the board of the troubled bookseller

  

Barnes & Noble to Shareholders: Reject Burkle

August 25, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The bookseller tells investors to vote against the billionaire's bid for board-of-directors election

  

Disney, Bergstein Negotiating Exclusively Over Miramax

June 4, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Bergstein had previously bid $650 million for the studio

  

Miramax Deal-Killer: Burkle Cut the Offer Price

May 26, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Discrepancies in the revenues led Burkle to cut his bid by $60 million

  

Weinstein, Burkle Say Deal for Miramax Still Alive (Updated)

May 21, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 2 years ago

L.A. Times reported that negotiations collapsed on Friday, but partners say otherwise

  

Miramax Deal by Monday? So Finish Already!

May 6, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Deal has been drafted; negotiations that have dragged on for weeks are close to an end

  
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