The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America as well as in the United States; prior to the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed. The studio eventually declared bankruptcy in February 2018, with independent studio Lantern Entertainment acquiring a majority of its film library and assets.[3] Founder and chief executive Bob Weinstein previously owned a small stake in the company.[4]
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor | Miramax |
| Founded | March 10, 2005 |
| Founders | Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein |
| Defunct | July 16, 2018 |
| Fate | Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
| Successors | Studio: Lantern Entertainment Library: Lionsgate |
| Headquarters | 99 Hudson Street, , |
| Products | Feature films |
Number of employees | 150 (2018) |
| Subsidiaries | The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment Dimension Films Dimension Home Entertainment (post-2005 titles only) Dimension Extreme Dimension Television Ovation TV Weinstein Books Dragon Dynasty Mizchief TWC-Dimension RADiUS-TWC Kaleidoscope-TWC The Miriam Collection |
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The company dismissed joint founder and chief executive Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, after over 100 women came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, or rape.[5]
On February 26, 2018, the Weinstein Company announced in a statement that it would declare bankruptcy following the collapse of a buyout deal with an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet.[2][6] However, the TWC board and the investor group confirmed on March 1, 2018, that they had reached a deal in which TWC would sell all of its assets for US$500 million.[7][8] On March 6, 2018, the acquisition deal collapsed again after the studio had an extra debt of US$50 million revealed.[9] The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2018.[10] On May 1, 2018, Lantern Capital emerged as the winner of the studio's bankruptcy auction.[11]