A Manatt team led by Corporate & Finance Partner Veronica Lah, Digital & Technology Partner Eric Bergner and Associate Melanie DeFiore represented Dark Burn Creative, a premier video production company that crafts triple-A game trailers, in its acquisition by Trailer Park Group, a global entertainment marketing and content production company.
Founded in 2014 in Los Angeles, Dark Burn Creative provides clients with comprehensive services spanning video campaign strategy, innovative gameplay capture and live-action production. It has served some of the largest game publishers in the industry, including Electronic Arts (EA), Epic Games, Riot and Amazon. This transaction will enable Trailer Park Group to continue to enhance its growth and success in the gaming space, collaborating to serve the world’s top gaming brands, publishers, platforms, studios and services.
The deal team also included Partners Jeffrey Mannisto, David Herbst and John Heber, Counsel Robert Duran, Associate Jonathan Weiss and Attorney Burak Ahmed (Tax); Partner Sharon Bauman (Employment); Partner Brandon Reilly and Attorney Katherine Fiallo (Privacy and Data Security); and Senior Manager Jacob Carlson (Digital and Technology Consulting).
To learn more about this deal, read the press release here.