Who bought Alliance Atlantis?

A partnership of CanWest Global Communications and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners has reached a deal to buy Alliance Atlantis for $2.3 billion.

What happened to Alliance Atlantis?

Alliance Atlantis was a merger of two companies founded in 1978 as Atlantis Communications and in 1985 as Alliance Communications. Both companies merged in 1998. All of the former Alliance Atlantis specialty networks, except for the now-defunct BBC Kids, are now owned by Corus Entertainment.

Who owns Alliance Films?

Société générale de financement du Québec, an investment agency of the provincial government, owns 51% of the voting shares of the company and 38.5% of the equity. GS Capital owns the remainder of the company. Alliance Films was headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, in the Quartier International.

Where are Alliance Atlantis Cinemas located in Canada?

Alliance Atlantis owned a chain of cinemas called Alliance Atlantis Cinemas (now known as Alliance Cinemas ). The chain owned movie theatres in British Columbia and Ontario and is based in Toronto . This division of Alliance Atlantis developed and distributed various television programmes to Canadian, American and International broadcasters.

What kind of company is Alliance Atlantis Communications?

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX :AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada.

Who is the Managing Partner of Alliance Cinemas?

NOTE: Channels marked in BOLD lettering indicates Alliance Atlantis was the managing partner. Alliance Atlantis owned a chain of cinemas called Alliance Atlantis Cinemas (now known as Alliance Cinemas ). The chain owned movie theatres in British Columbia and Ontario and is based in Toronto .

When did Alliance Atlantis go up for sale?

In 2007, Alliance Atlantis was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean’s magazine, the only broadcaster to be included on the list. On December 20, 2006, the company announced that it was “exploring strategic alternatives”, effectively putting the company up for sale.