Weinstein Company in takeover talks

Private equity firm agrees to inject funds immediately to save scandal-hit production company

Harvey Weinstein
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The production company co-founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has entered talks over a possible sale.

The Weinstein Company, which has produced Oscar-winning films since 2005, including The King’s Speech and The Artist, is believed to have entered into a preliminary agreement with US private equity firm Colony Capital over a possible sale of all, or a significant part of, its assets.

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