Tw, Lionsgate Advance In Mgm Bidding

By Carl DiOrio, Hollywood Reporter Film News
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 10:22am

Round two of due diligence has begun in the process to find a buyer for MGM, with a couple Hollywood studios figuring among the half-dozen advancing bidders.

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Topics: lionsgate mergers & acquisitions mgm time warner

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