FULCRUM MEDIA FINANCE ENGAGES SIMPSONS FOR LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS SERVICES
Fulcrum Media Finance has engaged Simpsons Solicitors to provide legal and business affairs services. Mark Bamford will lead the Simpsons team in running the legals on transactions for Fulcrum’s film and television finance business. Mark will also be working closely with Sharon Menzies, CEO of Fulcrum, by providing business affairs support and input into strategy, product and business development.
Sharon Menzies said: “We are very pleased to be working with Mark and his team at Simpsons as we look to take the business to a new level and improve the offering to our valued clients.”
Mark Bamford said: “Fulcrum is committed to using the experience it has gained in providing loans to hundreds of film and TV projects as a base for a more flexible and accessible service for producers. Simpsons is looking forward to assisting with that process.”
Fulcrum Media Finance is a specialist film and television financier, providing cash flow for the Australian Producer Offset, Location and PDV Offsets as well as the New Zealand Screen Production Grant and the United Kingdom Film Tax Credit. Fulcrum also provides cash flow for distribution guarantees, pre-sales, sales agent advances and provides limited gap finance and bridging finance. Fulcrum Media Finance has provided cash flow for recent high profile productions including The Dressmaker, Cleverman, Last Cab to Darwin and Oddball.
Simpsons is a specialist media, entertainment and intellectual property legal practice whose purpose is to assist those in the creative and cultural sectors. Simpsons was established more than 25 years ago and has built a strong reputation as one of Australia’s most highly regarded boutique practices.