Pinewood Group acquires Pinewood Toronto Studios
Torys acted as counsel to the Pinewood Group with a team led by Huw Evans and included, Stephen Neil, Jesse Leonard and Ronen Nehmad (corporate/M&A), Nina Mansoori and Rebecca Jennings (lending), Charlene Schafer, Nooreen Bhanji and Aren Thomasian (real estate), Tom Stevenson (employment), Jerald Wortsman and Steve Marshall (tax).
On May 3, 2023, Pinewood Group Limited (“Pinewood Group”) announced that it acquired Pinewood Toronto Studios, a state-of-the-art, purpose-built film and TV studio in Toronto. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Pinewood Group has provided sales and marketing services, and has licensed the use of the “Pinewood” name, to Pinewood Toronto Studios since 2009.
Further information can be found on the Pinewood Group’s website.
Pinewood Toronto Studios is the destination facility for domestic and international film and TV producers shooting in Toronto.
It contemporary 300,000 sq. ft. purpose-built production lot is located on a 33.5-acre site, minutes from Downtown Toronto. Its eleven stages—including one of North America's largest purpose-built soundstages, the 46,000 sq. ft. Mega Stage—are soundproofed, clear-span and equipped with power and supporting infrastructure to accommodate productions of all sizes and budgets.
The U.K.-based Pinewood Group is a leading provider of studio and related services to the global film and television industry..