Amazon and MGM have signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire MGM
Amazon and MGM have signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire MGM
SEATTLE& BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2021-- $Amazon.Com Inc(AMZN.US)$ and Hollywood Studio MGM today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGMfor a purchase price of $8.45 billion. MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking history and complements the work of Amazon Studios, which has primarily focused on producing TV show programming. Amazon will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalog of films, and provide customers with greater access to these existing works. Through this acquisition, Amazon would empower MGM to continue to do what they do best: great storytelling.
西雅圖和加利福尼亞州貝弗利山--(美國商業新聞網)--2021年5月26日--$Amazon.com Inc.(AMZN.US)$好萊塢米高梅製片廠今天宣佈，他們已經達成了一項最終的合併協議，根據協議，亞馬遜將以84.5億美元的收購價收購米高梅。米高梅有近一個世紀的電影製作歷史，是對亞馬遜製片廠工作的補充，亞馬遜製片廠主要專注於製作電視節目節目。亞馬遜將幫助保護米高梅的遺產和電影目錄，併為客户提供更多接觸這些現有作品的機會。通過此次收購，亞馬遜將使米高梅能夠繼續做他們最擅長的事情：精彩的故事講述。
"MGM has a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films—12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond, Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent Seven, The Pink Panther, The Thomas Crown Affair, and many other icons—as well as 17,000 TV shows—including Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Vikings—that have collectively won more than 180 Academy Awards and 100 Emmys," said Mike Hopkins, Senior Vice President of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. "The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM’s talented team. It’s very exciting and provides so many opportunities for high-quality storytelling."
“米高梅擁有4000多部電影--”12個憤怒的男人“、”基本本能“、”信條“、”007“、”合法的金髮女郎“、”月亮殺手“、”幽靈“、”憤怒的公牛“、”機械戰警“、”洛奇“、”沉默的羔羊“、”星際之門“、”賽爾瑪與露易絲“、”古墓麗影“、”七俠傳“、”粉紅豹“、”託馬斯·皇冠事件“，以及17000部電視劇--其中包括”荒野獵人“、”星際迷航“、”古墓麗影“、”了不起的七人組“、”粉紅豹“、”託馬斯·皇冠事件“等。“這筆交易背後真正的財務價值是深層目錄中的IP寶庫，我們計劃與米高梅的才華橫溢的團隊一起重新想象和開發。這非常令人興奮，併為高質量的故事講述提供瞭如此多的機會。”
"It has been an honor to have been a part of the incredible transformation of Metro Goldwyn Mayer. To get here took immensely talented people with a true belief in one vision. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank the MGMteam who have helped us arrive at this historic day," said Kevin Ulrich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MGM. "I am very proud that MGM’s Lion, which has long evoked the Golden Age of Hollywood, will continue its storied history, and the idea born from the creation of United Artists lives on in a way the founders originally intended, driven by the talent and their vision. The opportunity to align MGM’s storied history with Amazon is an inspiring combination."
米高梅董事會主席凱文·烏爾裏希(Kevin Ulrich)表示：“能夠參與麥德龍戈爾德温·梅耶爾(Metro Goldwyn Mayer)令人難以置信的變革，我感到非常榮幸。來到這裏，讓才華橫溢、對一個願景抱有真正信念的人來到這裏。我代表董事會感謝米高梅團隊，他們幫助我們度過了這一歷史性的日子，”米高梅董事會主席凱文·烏爾裏希(Kevin Ulrich)説。“我感到非常自豪的是，米高梅的Lion將延續其傳奇的歷史，長期以來一直讓人聯想到好萊塢的黃金時代，而從United Artists的創作中誕生的想法也將以創始人最初想要的方式延續下去，在人才和他們的願景的推動下。將米高梅的傳奇歷史與亞馬遜結盟的機會是一個鼓舞人心的組合。”
Completion of this transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
這筆交易的完成還有待監管部門的批准和其他慣常的成交條件。