Marni Wieshofer

Marni Wieshofer is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Mergers & Acquisitions at Media Rights Capital. Marni Wieshofer is responsible for identifying and developing new entertainment ventures and strategic acquisitions for the company.

Prior to joining MRC, Marni Wieshofer was the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Lionsgate. In that position, Marni Wieshofer oversaw all facets of the company's mergers, acquisitions and other strategic financial initiatives that contributed to Lionsgate reaching in excess of $1 billion in annual revenues.

During her tenure at Lionsgate, Marni Wieshofer facilitated the integration of Trimark Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Redbus Films Distribution U.K., Debmar/Mercury, Break.com and Mandate Pictures. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President, Marni Wieshofer was Lionsgate's Chief Financial Officer and helped structure, negotiate and close a $200 million JP Morgan/Chase-led revolving credit facility in September 2000 as well as various other debt and equity offerings.

From 1995 to 1999, Marni Wieshofer worked as the Vice President of Finance at Alliance Atlantis Communications Corporation, a creator and distributor of filmed entertainment with ownership interests in seven operating channels. At Alliance Atlantis, Marni Wieshofer was a member of the deal team that facilitated the Alliance Atlantis merger, took Alliance public in the United States and orchestrated several debt and warrants offerings.

Prior to becoming an entertainment industry executive, Marni Wieshofer was a Principal at Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants.

Marni Wieshofer holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario. She became a Canadian Chartered Accountant in 1986. Marni Wieshofer taught business and accounting courses at the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of Toronto and York University and has lectured at the Ontario School of Accountancy.

Resources for Marni Wieshofer

Media Rights Capital Announces Marni Wieshofer as Senior Vice President of the Diversified Media Company.

Media Rights Capital contracts with Richard Kelly and Cameron Diaz in the production of THE BOX.

The Los Angeles Times publishes Hollywood's Endanger Entrepreneurs about Media Rights Capital and CEOs Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu.

Article about how the Writers Guild Signs Pact with Media Rights Capital.