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The studio has spent months looking for canada goose canada goose clearance sale black friday sale a buyer or investor. Before the deal with Contreras Sweet failed, the company had tried securing rescue financing from canada goose black friday sale other investors.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp had made an earlier offer for some of the company assets, as had Qatar owned film company Miramax, which was founded by Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein. Both could be among potential bidders in the auction.
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FILE PHOTO Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media canada goose outlet and Communications Conference in New York, December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo canada goose Allegri
Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York, Tracy Rucinski in Chicago and Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy and Leslie Adler.