DLocal is one of Latin America’s most prominent payment players. It specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and its home country, Uruguay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Uruguayan payments firm dLocal has secured a U.K. payment institution license, adding to the company’s growing portfolio of […]
Taskovski Films Sales has acquired Miguel Calderón’s “Loss Adjustment,” ahead of its international premiere in the Envision Competition at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The film follows Pedro, a loss adjuster, who travels across Mexico investigating the causes of major catastrophes while dealing with corrupt “scavengers” who profit from human tragedy. To escape the depravity […]
New York-based Fortress Investment Group has acquired Curzon, a leading U.K. arthouse exhibitor and distributor, the two companies announced Tuesday. The deal gives Fortress control over Curzon’s 16 theaters, representing 46 screens, across the U.K., its distribution arm Curzon Film and its Curzon Home Cinema streaming platform. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. […]
Whalar Group has acquired U.K. talent management company Sixteenth, Variety has learned. Sixteenth, which was founded in 2017 to manager creators and extend their professional lives, will merge with Whalar’s own talent agency, Whalar Talent, although retain its original name. The result will be a 360 management company that enables creators and influencers to sustain […]
