Rick Offsay

Mr. Offsay’s experience includes representing:

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Allen Media Group in several acquisitions of broadcast television stations
• Endeavor in multiple acquisitions and dispositions, including its US$775 million sale of a majority interest in Endeavor Content to CJ ENM
• JTBC in its acquisition of a majority interest in the Wiip production company from CAA
• Leading media-focused private equity fund in multiple IP library acquisitions
• Legendary Entertainment in its sale to Dalian Wanda
• MarVista Entertainment in its sale to Fox Entertainment
• Mediawan in its pending acquisition of a controlling stake in Plan B, Brad Pitt’s content production company
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its acquisition of full ownership of EPIX from Lionsgate, Viacom, and Paramount
• MGM in its merger with Amazon for US$8.45 billion
• Silver Lake Partners in its acquisition of TEG, Asia Pacific’s leading live entertainment and ticketing company
• Sonar Entertainment in its sale to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
• Univision Communications in its bankruptcy acquisition of assets of the Gawker Media Group

Strategic Joint Ventures, Company Formation, and Capital Raises

• Brad Weston in his arrangement with Entertainment One to create Makeready, a global content production company
• Carlyle Group in its investment in Litmus Music, a platform formed to acquire and manage music assets 
• Directors Joe and Anthony Russo in the formation and financing of their independent production studio, AGBO
• Mattel in multiple cross-border strategic investment and joint-venture transactions
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its formation of production company UAMG with producer Mark Burnett, and its subsequent acquisition of full ownership of UAMG
• Participant Media in its joint venture with DreamWorks Studios and Steven Spielberg to form Amblin Partners
• Shamrock Capital in its investment in SaveLive, a live events platform that partners with iconic venues and promoters
• Silver Lake in its strategic investment in Shadowbox Studios, a premium operator of soundstage facilities 
• Skydance in its arrangements with the NFL to create a joint venture focused on premium sports content
• Skydance Media in its capital raise transactions with KKR, CJ ENM, and Redbird Capital
• Univision Communications in several joint venture arrangements, including its investment in and media rights arrangement with mixed martial arts promoter Combate Global
• Warner Bros. in its investments in Spyglass Entertainment and PictureStart, and its joint venture with Universal Pictures to form Studio Distribution Services

Licensing, Co-Financing, and Other Commercial Arrangements

• Amblin Partners, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Makeready in output distribution arrangements with major studios
• Illumination Entertainment in its arrangements with Nintendo and Universal Pictures in connection with the upcoming Super Mario film franchise
• Legendary Entertainment in a wide range of single and multi-project co-production and distribution arrangements
• Mattel and Tencent Pictures in co-production arrangements with major studios and streaming platforms
• The International Olympic Committee in connection with major broadcast and new media license agreements
• Univision Communications in connection with its strategic licensing arrangements with Grupo Televisa
• Yoozoo Pictures in its arrangements with Netflix for a tentpole sci-fi series

Entertainment Finance

• A direct lender in a senior secured loan to a leading independent music company
• Amblin Partners in its senior secured credit facility
• An international production company in its senior secured and mezzanine financing transactions
• Boatrocker Studios in its senior secured credit facility
• HPS Investment Partners in providing debt financing for the investment by CVC in Ligue 1 
• Legendary Entertainment in numerous senior credit, mezzanine and single project financings
• Skydance Media in its senior secured credit facility
• STX Entertainment in its senior secured and mezzanine financing transactions

Certain matters handled prior to joining Latham