Entertainment Finance
“ Matheson’s well-established practice has particular strength in film and television production, film financing, animation and music licensing. ”
European Legal 500
Matheson has one of Ireland’s most active entertainment law practices whose dedicated team members work exclusively on a daily basis in the areas of film and television and across the other sectors that comprise the creative industries.
Matheson are the ‘go-to’ firm for the Irish film and TV production sector and represent producers, lenders, financiers, distributors as well as networks, broadcasters that are commissioning, financing and producing content in Ireland.
Our film and television practice is recognised as a market leader and Tier 1 by the legal ranking directories Chambers and Legal 500. Matheson has the legal knowledge and unparalleled commercial experience to advise our clients in relation to the arrangements for the development, production, co-production, commissioning, financing or distribution of television content or feature films both in Ireland and internationally.
A principal focus of the practice is feature film and television financing including multiple party financings, equity investments, gap-financing, discounting, security and completion bond arrangements.
We have vast experience of complex international financing activity including pan-European co-production deals as well as particular specialist expertise in negotiating facilities against Ireland’s tax credit for film production.
We also provide production and content advice to producers, broadcasters, networks and studios producing content in Ireland for international distribution. Our expertise includes contracting the necessary underlying rights and talent, providing the entire range of general production counsel services and extends to pre and post publication content and clearance advices including with regard to errors and omissions insurance requirements.
We collaborate with specialist teams from across the firm to provide commercial support in complex areas such as data privacy, cyber security and in other areas such as defamation, employment, immigration and general corporate advices.
