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An infographic detailing the corporate history and financial restructuring of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group from 2012 to 2025.

An infographic detailing the corporate history and financial restructuring of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group from 2012 to 2025.

In 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures extended their co-financing first look deal through 2017.[32] In May 2014, VRPG established a supplementary co-financing production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment which commenced with the release of The Equalizer and Annie. A second agreement was made due to the large amount of available capital. In 2013, Concord Music Group was sold to Wood Creek Capital, an affiliate of MassMutual, for approximately $120 million.[33][34] In 2015, VREG, the holding company of Village Roadshow Pictures and Village Roadshow Television, was recapitalized with a $480 million investment that included funds from Falcon Investment Advisors and Vine Alternative Investments.[35] Vine Alternative Investments and Falcon Investment Advisors added additional capital in April 2017 to take a controlling stake in the company.[36] This was to fund a new strategic plan for an expanded film slate and add production of television programs and other content offerings.[37] More recently, Phantom Four Films signed a first look deal with Village Roadshow Pictures.[38] On 27 September 2021, Bruce Berman announced that he would step down as CEO of the company.[39] On 24 December 2021, the company had signed a pact with Fox Entertainment to distribute pictures for Tubi and partnered with Kevin Garrett to launch Black Noir Cinema.[40][41] In March 2025, the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing an overly Mehr sehen