Ryan Reynolds‘ Mint Mobile has just been acquired.
23.02.2023 - 18:01 / etcanada.com
Ryan Reynolds is investing in his roots.
Maximum Effort, the production and advertising company Reynolds co-founded and leads with his business partner George Dewey, is part of an ownership group creating a 1.2 million-square-foot studio in Markham, Ontario. Developers say this will be Canada’s largest film and TV production hub.
Real-estate development group Watford Group, based in Markham, is leading the investments with Maximum Efffort in a $1.5 billion private-equity fund focusing on real estate, sports, media and venture capital. The studio is one of their first projects.
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“Maximum Effort has grown in ways and directions that we’ve never imagined,” said the “Deadpool” actor in a statement regarding the new investment. “To be launching a fund and building a 1.2 million-square-foot studio facility in Ontario is both mind-boggling and humbling. Regardless, I’m excited to expand our storytelling capabilities in new directions and to bring more production work to Ontario.”
The news of Reynolds’ latest investment plan comes after a report stating that Reynolds was planning a proposal to purchase the Ottawa Senators.
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Construction is scheduled to begin shortly on the new studio.
Maximum Effort started in 2018 and their production credits include 20th Century Studios’ “Free Guy”, Apple TV+’s “Spirited”, and Amazon Studios’ “Shotgun Wedding”.
Ryan Reynolds‘ Mint Mobile has just been acquired.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Mint Mobile, the prepaid wireless brand in which Ryan Reynolds holds a minority ownership stake, has been acquired by T-Mobile in a deal worth up to $1.35 billion. Under the pact, expected to close later this year, T-Mobile will acquire Ka’ena Corp. and its subsidiaries and brands: Mint Mobile, international wireless service Ultra Mobile and wholesaler Plum. T-Mobile said it will be able “to leverage Mint’s industry-leading digital [direct-to-consumer] marketing expertise as part of its broader portfolio to reach new customer segments and geographies.” Following the deal’s close, Mint Mobile founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will remain at T-Mobile to manage the brands, which will “generally” operate as a separate business unit. Reynolds will continue in his creative role as a spokesman for Mint, in which the actor-entrepreneur owns a roughly 25% stake.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Ryan Reynolds is setting up a production hub in his home country of Canada. Maximum Effort, the production and advertising company the “Deadpool” star co-founded and leads with George Dewey, is part of an ownership group for a new 1.2 million-square-foot studio being built in Markham, Ontario, Canada, just outside of Toronto. The studio is one of the first projects for a $1.5 billion private-equity fund that will focus on real estate, sports, media and venture capital. Real-estate development firm Watford Group, based in Markham, is leading the investment raise, which is already halfway committed.
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