Wilbur Smith IP Rights up for sale - ACF Investment Bank have been hired to handle the sale process
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.
Key Points:
- He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.
- The Wilbur Smith Estate (Leopard Rock Studios) has hired ACF Investment Bank ("ACF") the global media and entertainment investment bank, and brokers of The Saul Zaentz company in the sale of "The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Intellectual Property to Embracer Group, to handle the sale process which kick-started this week.
- They have already started contacting the logical international buyers and expect a strong response to this huge library of IP.
- Wilbur Smith's early foray from page to screen in the 1990's demonstrates the viewer appetite.