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Sony Pictures Television Takes Majority Stake in ‘Sex Education’ Producer Eleven
Manori Ravindran International EditorSony Pictures Television has acquired London-based “Sex Education” producer Eleven.As previously reported, Sony is believed to have beaten off a number of potential buyers, and has taken a majority stake in the outfit.The investment in Eleven marks one of the few major M&A deals to have emerged from the last four months, when much of the industry has ground to a standstill due to COVID-19. Tom Manwaring of Helion Partners advised the shareholders of Eleven Film on the transaction.The deal forms part of a wider expansion drive for Sony Pictures Television, who also own “The Crown” producer Left Bank Pictures, and is diversifying the group’s production portfolio and growing IP.