BACKGROUND INFORMATION

STX Entertainment is an American entertainment and media company that creates, produces, distributes, finances and markets film (STXfilms), television (STXtelevision) and digital media (STXdigital), which includes live events and virtual reality (STXsurreal). The company was founded in 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds and Bill McGlashan, managing partner of the private equity firm TPG Growth, STX's first investor.

STX aims to bridge the gap between China and the US, with additional partnerships around the globe (STXinternational) and direct distribution agreements with theaters, networks, and platforms. The company was rumored to be eyeing an initial public offering in mid-2018 that could value it at $3.5 billion USD. In April 2018, the company announced it had filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

STX is also funded by Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital; Chinese conglomerate Tencent; Hong Kong-based company PCCW; international television and broadband company Liberty Global; and individual investors including Gigi Pritzker, Beau Wrigley, and Dominic Ng.

Official STX website can be reached here

Related Assets/Studios

STX Entertainment owns/is allied with:
STXInternational
STXFamily