Lions Gate finally swallows Artisan to create indie giant

By 2003-10-28T00:00:00

Lions GateEntertainment has agreed to buy Artisan Entertainment for $160m plus assumptionof Artisan debt believed to be up to $85m, bringing to an end an auctionprocess that has lasted five months.

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