Private financial funds will participate in Iberseries Platino Industria

Iberseries Platinum Industry has opened the registration period to request one-to-one meetings with the large private financial funds that will participate in this initiative. EGEDA y Sequoia Foundation.

Funds specialized in audiovisual content from the US, Chile, Mexico, Dominican Republic, France and Spain have already confirmed their participation, such as Bold Finance, Elipsis Capital, Film Finances, Grupo Black Panther, Medianet Partners-Lantica Media, Natixis Coficiné/Strate Fin, Screen Capital and Stampede Ventures, to which other prominent private investment funds will be added that will be announced soon.

These collective investment institutions are also joined by CREA SGR, the Reciprocal Guarantee Company specialized in the culture sector in Spain.

Participants who are accredited in IPI (Iberseries Platino Industria) and do so before September 3, will be able to pre-schedule, from the moment of their registration and meeting request, the meetings to be held one to one with the most prominent financial funds that have confirmed their attendance at the largest international professional event in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiovisual industry, tourism and education, Iberseries Platino Industria, which will be held from September 27 to 1 of October.

The Reciprocal Guarantee Company CREA SGR, the main Spanish financial entity in charge of providing guarantees for audiovisual and cultural projects, will also be present. This non-profit entity has been an indispensable tool during the pandemic time to inject liquidity to SMEs (small or medium-sized businesses), the self-employed (individual entrepreneurs), associations, foundations, A.I.E (economic interest groups) and festivals in the cultural and creative sector of Spain.

The private financial funds present at Iberseries Platino Industria will participate in sessions with panels, debates and presentations by experts in international co-production and financing, in which new business models for the production of audiovisual content will be addressed, where private financing has become vitally important, with the emergence of different agents and financial instruments, the updating of tax incentives and Venture Capital.

Regarding his participation in IPI, Ignacio R. de Medina, VP & Executive Producer del Grupo Black Panther – Entertainment & Media, reconoce que “estamos viviendo un momento de grandes cambios en la industria, desde el punto de pista creativo, de demanda de mercado y financiero. El sector de la inversión privada está en una situación peculiar tras la crisis sanitaria vivida. Tener la oportunidad de escuchar en Iberseries Platino Industria a los principales agentes del área de inversión y financiación de nuestra industria a nivel internacional, nos va a aportar una visión de gran valor para nuestro trabajo que sin duda enriquecerá los proyectos en los que estamos inmersos”.

For its part, Joyce Zylbelberg, Managing Partner of Screen Capital, who has also confirmed his presence at IPI, has been enthusiastic about participating in Iberseries Platino Industria, "since as an industry we need to rediscover ourselves and rethink ourselves. This event promises to be a strategic meeting point for the Ibero-American content industry, aiming to become a reference, both for the programmed activities and events, as well as for the location, the spaces designed especially for analysis, business and the design of actions and exchanges at all levels."

Registration is carried out through the link enabled in the private professional area of www.iberseriesplatinoindustria.com, which is accessed with the username and password received, after formalizing the accreditation process at Iberseries Platino Industria.

Participating private financial funds

BOLD FINANCE, México

Through its investment vehicle, Bold Finance finances the production of audiovisual projects (feature films, series, miniseries and docuseries) and provides liquidity to industry suppliers, with a capacity of 30 million dollars per year.

Its financing activities include the advancement of future flows of delivered project contracts: licenses and production services with future payments of royalties and fees. In addition, he advises on production finances, from pre-production to final delivery, and on production accounting, treasury, reporting to the studio, tax recovery, etc.

CREA SGR, Spain

Non-profit financial entity, subject to the supervision and inspection of the Bank of Spain. The objective of CREA SGR is to achieve and improve financing for SMEs in the sectors in which it operates by endorsing operations with financial institutions. In this way, approved projects receive the best market conditions. CREA SGR has signed agreements with the main banks in the country.

ELIPSIS CAPITAL, Spain

Leading company in financing film and entertainment projects in Spain by number of operations and budget. It works with private and institutional investors, brands, governments and the best national and international producers, providing financial perspective and the necessary resources to maximize the profitability of investments. Since 2014, they have carried out 94 operations in projects that have reached more than 300 million euros once completed.

FILM FINANCE, E.UU

International leader in completion contracts, it has a presence in North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa. With more than 70 years of experience, Film Finance ensures that projects reach the screen, participating in all phases, from development to budget control and production supervision. In total, they have guaranteed the production of more than 6,000 films, TV series and documentaries.

BLACK PANTHER GROUP, Spain

Spanish business group that covers all facets of audiovisual creation, production and investment. With more than nine years in the audiovisual sector, the Black Panther Group makes a large continuous investment in creative talent to develop incredible content that challenges the storytelling standards of the market, industrializing its creative process and having one of the best Time-to-Market in the industry. In 2020, it expanded its activity to Latin America, with a presence in Mexico and Argentina.

MEDIANET PARTNERS-LANTICA MEDIA, Dominican Republic

MediaNet is an investment and asset management firm, driven by distinctive talents, in the media and entertainment sector within the northern region of Latin America, with investment areas in film and TV as well as radio, music, advertising and internet, etc.

Lantica is a group company that participates in the co-production of feature films and international TV series in the Dominican Republic, providing the service and investment of the island's tax benefits.

NATIXIS COFICINÉ / STRATE FIN, France/ Spain

Especializada en la inversión en Media & Entertainment, con participación activa en la financiación de proyectos de cine y televisión (scripted y unscripted). Su actividad se desarrolla tanto en el proceso de producción como en la distribución e incluso el desarrollo de las empresas del sector.

SCREEN CAPITAL, Chile

Administrator of private investment funds aimed at the development and expansion of the audiovisual and entertainment industry from Latin America and global projection, specialized in generating returns through a model of attracting, structuring and monitoring a diversified investment portfolio.

Screen One is the first fund ($20 million) developed by Screen Capital, from which it invests in audiovisual content for streaming platforms, film and television with an international perspective and scope, audiovisual projects (scripted and unscripted).

STAMPEDE VENTURES ENTERTAINMENT, EE. UU

Empresa de Media & Entertainment situada entre Hollywood y Silicon Valley. Centrada en la creación de la nueva generación de éxitos de taquilla y franquicias en las áreas de cine, TV, producciones alternativas y desarrollo internacional.

It currently has more than 150 projects in development for major studios, networks and platforms. Especially interested in European and Spanish IP with international projection. The investors in this fund come from Silicon Valley, Asia and the USA.