Carne Group Appointed Authorised Investment Fund Manager
LONDON, 15 February 2021: Carne Group, the leading digitally driven industry platform for the Global Asset Management industry, has been appointed Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) for Great Point Entertainment Income Trust PLC (GPEIT) ahead of its planned £200m flotation on the London Stock Exchange.
GPEIT is a newly established, externally managed closed-ended investment company and is intending to float on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 9th March 2021. GPEIT will be the first investment trust to provide project finance to content makers and commissioners in the global television and film production industry via senior loans secured against pre-sold intellectual property (“IP”) rights. GPEIT’s investment objective is to provide Shareholders with dividend income and modest capital growth through exposure to media content finance.
The Company’s Investment Adviser, Great Point Investments Limited, has a proven track record for funding high quality productions having produced, financed and distributed £2 billion of content, with £488 million invested in content production since 2013.
GPEIT’s Prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and can be found on the Company’s website at www.gpeit.com.
Jamie Lowe, Head of Institutional Distribution at Great Point Investments Limited said: “The Great Point Entertainment Income Trust further extends our offering in media content production financing to institutional investors at such an opportune moment for demand of new original media content, a demand that has enormously accelerated during the pandemic.”
Jeremy Soutter, Managing Director Carne Group said: “We are delighted that Great Point has chosen Carne as the AIFM for the launch of its Investment Trust and excited to be working with such an established provider of TV media content.”
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ABOUT GREAT POINT ENTERTAINMENT INCOME TRUST PLC
Great Point Entertainment Income Trust PLC is a newly established, externally managed closed-ended investment company. The Company will provide project finance to content makers and commissioners in the global television and film production industry via senior loans secured against pre-sold intellectual property (“IP”) rights. GPEIT’s investment objective is to provide Shareholders with dividend income and modest capital growth through exposure to media content finance.
The Company will create a portfolio of senior loans – the counterparties of which will include broadcasters like the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 in addition to streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
The Company’s Investment Adviser, Great Point Investments Limited (the “Investment Adviser”), has a proven track record for funding high quality productions which have completed and delivered on time and on budget. The Investment Adviser’s team has produced, financed and distributed £2 billion of content, with £488 million invested in content production since 2013. This comprises over 400 film and TV production credits and 180 projects financed since 2013.
About Carne
Carne is the leading digitally driven industry platform for the Global Asset Management Industry and the largest third-party fund management company in the world. Carne is trusted by the world’s leading asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds and wealth managers to manage their governance, compliance, regulatory and substance requirements.
Carne provides governance and substance services and solutions for assets of more than $1 trillion in AUM. Established in 2004, Carne has a diversified list of 550+ clients and employs more than 350 people across 8 countries globally. Its command and control technology platform, CORR (Compliance, Oversight, Risk & Reporting), provides risk and technology driven solutions for investment funds with $2 trillion in AUM. funds.carnegroup.com
