Carlyle Global Credit Secures New Capital for Content Partners’ 800+ Film and TV Assets
CG•Carlyle’s Global Credit platform closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Content Partners, enabling its Credit Opportunities Funds II and III to inject capital into film and TV acquisitions. Founded in 2006, Content Partners manages over 800 films and 3,000 television hours and will use the funding to expand its library.
1. Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle Closes
Carlyle’s Global Credit platform successfully closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Content Partners, providing a structured financing solution that allows both existing backers and new third-party investors to participate in its film and television asset portfolio.
2. Investor Participation Framework
The transaction offers existing investors the option to realize liquidity or roll over into the new vehicle, while Carlyle Credit Opportunities Funds II and III, along with other accredited investors, commit fresh capital to support ongoing acquisitions.
3. Content Partners Portfolio Profile
Founded in 2006 by Steven Blume and Steven Kram, Content Partners holds interests in more than 800 studio-distributed films and over 3,000 hours of television programming, making it the largest independent owner of major studio content.
4. Carlyle Global Credit Strategy
Carlyle’s Global Credit platform, with $209 billion in assets under management, aims to generate long-duration, uncorrelated cash flows through privately negotiated structures, using partnerships like this to drive value creation across its credit strategies.
