Deals of the Week, February 1 to February 5 5 Feb 2021
Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, February 1 to 5, listing UK seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note
Great Point to float £200m TV streaming fund
Great Point Media, the London-based TV financier, is floating a £200m trust which will finance shows on streaming platforms and broadcast TV. Great Point Entertainment Income Trust will be managed by Great Point, whose TV credits include Line of Duty and Doc Martin. The trust will lend production funding to producers and will earn interest, which it will distribute to investors via dividends.
The film financing company behind the BBC’s Small Axe series will give investors the chance to tune into the streaming boom by floating a £200 million trust.Great Point Media, based in London and