STX Entertainment Robert Simonds

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in march 2014, simonds announced formation of stx entertainment. investors in stx include tpg growth, growth equity arm of tpg capital; hony capital, leading chinese private equity firm; tencent, chinese internet company; pccw, hong kong-based telecommunications company; , business interests of hollywood producer , entrepreneur gigi pritzker, beau wrigley , others. debt provided consortium of banks including jp morgan, bank of america , seer capital.


company management:





robert simonds, chief executive officer , chairman
tom mcgrath, chief operating officer
noah fogelson, general counsel
sophie watts, president
andrew warren, chief financial officer
patricia rockenwagner, chief communications officer
adam fogelson, chairman, stxfilms
rich sullivan, chief operating officer, stxdigital
jason goldberg, chief creative officer, stxalternative , stxdigital
david kosse, president, stxinternational



the board of directors composed of investors , industry veterans, including:





robert simonds, stx entertainment
bill mcglashan, tpg growth
david bonderman, tpg capital
john zhao, hony capital
gigi pritzker, pritzker capital, oddlot entertainment
janice lee, pccw
tracy cui, hony capital
frank biondi, waterview partners
dominic ng, east west bank
carmen chang, nea



stx entertainment has 4 divisions: stxfilms, stxtv, stxinternational , stxdigital.


stxfilms initial releases included secret in eyes, starring chiwetel ejiofor, nicole kidman , julia roberts , directed billy ray, , free state of jones, starring matthew mcconaughey , gugu mbatha-raw , directed gary ross. studio financed , distributed actor joel edgerton s directorial debut, gift, thriller jason blum s blumhouse. film stars jason bateman, rebecca hall , edgerton, wrote script. released in august 2015, received 93% score on rotten tomatoes.


in january 2015, studio announced multi-year premium television output deal covers studio s theatrical releases through 2019, shown exclusively on showtime networks , multiplex channels including showtime, movie channel , flix.


in 2016, after less year in existence, stxfilms became fastest studio ever hit $100 million @ domestic box office r-rated comedy bad moms, film winning people s choice award favorite comedic movie. stx s edge of seventeen garnered 2017 golden globe nomination hailee steinfeld, , edge of seventeen , gift both received dga best first-time feature film director nominations. through june 2017, 6 of studio s slate of 11 films starred or directed women. 6 of slated 2017 , 2018 releases feature women in leading roles.


in august 2016, stxdigital acquired virtual reality studio surreal, founded in 2015 , in first year produced on 70 immersive vr experiences.


in november 2016, stxtv s reality division launched variety show number 1 surprise, first television show created us-based company broadcast in china. premiere on hunan tv , digital platforms viewed 300 million times, , march 2017 #1 show in china on 1 billion total views.


in 2017, company announced three-year agreement luc besson s europacorp distribute , market slate of films in us.


in 2017, stxinternational opened headquarters in london slate of 6 films includes andy serkis s directorial debut, breathe (which open 2017 london film festival), reese witherspoon-starring home again, , thriller wind river starring jeremy renner , elizabeth olsen, in addition titles main stx slate.


in september 2017, reported stx may close initial public offering on hong kong stock exchange (sehk) starting in 2018. while based in us, company has numerous corporate , business relationships china, , has been reported listing on sehk make easier chinese companies invest in hollywood films. stx valued @ $1.5 billion in 2016. in september 2017, wall street journal stated company valued @ $3.5 billion after raising additional $500 million following ipo.








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