Koh Mei Lee, who is the head of corporate affairs of PPB Group Bhd and chief executive officer of GSC Group, said: “We have full confidence that the cinema industry is still healthy on a growth trajectory and it will always be around.
KUALA LUMPUR: The latest acquisition of MBO Cinemas by PPB Group Bhd will allow the group to diversify into new growth areas and expand its revenue streams.
The expanded chain of cinemas would enable PPB Group to capitalise on the food and beverage (F&B) segment and increase the co-production of local content by its Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) Movies to complement the movie-going experience and further expand its revenue stream, said Koh Mei Lee, who is the head of corporate affairs of PPB Group Bhd and chief executive officer of GSC Group.
A man looking at movie posters at a GSC cinema in IOI mall in Puchong. - RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star.
KUALA LUMPUR: Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) (pic) is buying the majority of cinema assets from MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd and Reel Entertainment Holdings Sdn Bhd, which are operators of the former MBO cinema circuit.
Both MCAT Box Office and Reel Entertainment are going through a creditors’ voluntary winding up.
In a statement, GSC said the acquisition is expected to be completed by end-June 2021.
No acquisition price was disclosed.
GSC, Malaysia’s largest cinema exhibitor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPB Group Bhd
Local cinema chain Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) has announced that it is acquiring assets from the operators of MBO Cinemas, the third-largest cinema chain in the country
KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), which is owned by PPB Group Bhd, said today it is acquiring the majority of cinema assets from the operators of the MBO chain of cinemas, which is currently undergoing a creditors’ voluntary winding-up.
In a statement today, GSC said it signed an asset sale agreement on Feb 23 to acquire the said assets from MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd and Reel Entertainment Holdings Sdn Bhd, which are both in creditors’ voluntary winding-up.
The deal is expected to be completed by June, it added. However, the statement did not elaborate on the size and value of the acquisition. MBO, according to its official website, has a total of 27 cineplexes across 10 states.
PPB-owned Golden Screen Cinemas to buy Navis-backed MBO Cinemas in Malaysia
March 2, 2021
Malaysian conglomerate PPB Group’s cinema arm Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) is acquiring the majority of the cinema assets of MBO cinemas, which is currently undergoing a voluntary winding up in the hands of creditors.
GSC said in a statement on Tuesday that it signed an agreement on Feb 23 to acquire the assets from the operators, MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd and Reel Entertainment Holdings Sdn Bhd, which is undergoing voluntary winding-up.
The deal is expected to be completed by June but the size and value of the acquisition remain undisclosed.