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July 14 (Reuters) – \u00a0Lionsgate Studios, the \u2060entertainment \u2060company behind the “Hunger Games” and “John \u2060Wick” franchises, is exploring a sale and has attracted takeover interest from \u200bFrance’s Bollore Group, as consolidation accelerates across the media industry, three people familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n

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The company, \u200cwhich has a market value of \u200cabout $3.8 billion, has been working with an investment bank to evaluate inbound approaches, the sources \u2060said, requesting anonymity \u2060because the discussions are confidential. Sources warn a deal is not certain, \u200band Lionsgate could still remain independent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Banijay Group, the television production company behind hits such as “Big Brother” and “Survivor” that earlier this year completed its merger with All3Media, is among other suitors that have considered a bid for \u200bLionsgate Studios, two of the people said. A bid from Banijay may take time as \u2060the \u2060company remains focused on integrating \u2060All3Media, another source \u200badded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bollore wants to bolster the production capabilities of Canal+, the pay-TV company in which it \u200bholds a controlling interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lionsgate and \u2060Banijay declined to comment. Bollore did not respond to a request for comment made outside of business hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The interest reflects a broader push by European media companies to build scale and secure sought-after intellectual property as they compete with global streaming giants. Lionsgate Studios owns a catalogue of films and \u2060television series that includes “The Twilight Saga” franchises and the recent Michael Jackson biopic “Michael,” which grossed \u2060more than $1 billion at the box office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The discussions come as Lionsgate director and shareholder Mark Rachesky earlier this month transferred the roughly 10% stake he holds through his private equity fund into a newly created investment vehicle backed by RenWave Kore, according to a securities filing. RenWave Kore, founded in 2024 by Cody Kittle, a former portfolio manager at activist investor Elliott Investment Management, is backed by Sequoia Heritage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The valuation sought by shareholders could make it difficult for bidders to reach an agreement, two of the sources \u2060said. One of them added that previous interested parties walked away because of price expectations. Investors are paying 26 times expected pretax profit for shares in Lionsgate, according to LSEG data, a premium to peer companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Reporting by Amy-Jo Crowley in London and Milana \u200bVinn in New York, additional reporting by Svea-Herbst Bayliss in New York, Editing \u200bby Echo Wang, Edmund Lee and Sanjeev Miglani)<\/p>\n

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