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Rufus Rivers Promoted to Managing Partner of RLJ Equity Partners
Robert L. Johnson, today announced the promotion of Rufus H. Rivers to Managing Partner of RLJ Equity Partners, LLC. Founded by Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies together with The Carlyle Group, RLJ Equity Partners invests in middle-market leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity.
RLJ to acquire Silver Spring and California movie companies, featured in The Washington Post
RLJ Entertainment, shares of which will trade on the Nasdaq exchange, will offer an extensive library of movies and other content for broadcast and digital streaming. Acorn Media Group is known for its collection of British dramas. Just last month, the Silver Spring-based company purchased a 64 percent stake in the Agatha Christie literary estate,…
BET Founder Buys Image Entertainment and Acorn Media Group, published in The Wrap
BET founder Robert L. Johnson is buying Image Entertainment and Acorn Media Group and combining them into a new, publicly traded distribution company called RLJ Entertainment. TheWrap first reported exclusively last week that Johnson was in negotiations to buy Image to help bolster his video distribution holdings.
BET Founder Robert L. Johnson to Acquire Image Entertainment, Acorn Media, featured in The Hollywood Reporter
BET founder Robert Johnson is back in the spotlight, with his RLJ Acquisition on Monday announcing that it has agreed to acquire Image Entertainment and Acorn Media Group.