Jodie Comer’s Agent Independent Talent Made $9M Selling Stake In ‘Killing Eve’ Producer Sid Gentle
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EXCLUSIVE: Independent Talent, the talent agency that boasts Jodie Comer and Bill Nighy among its clients, has revealed that it made £7.3M ($9M) selling its stake in Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films.
Independent Talent was an early investor in Sid Gentle, holding a 22.05% stake in the production outfit until last October, when BBC Studios took full control of the company.
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Financial details of the BBC Studios deal were not disclosed at the time, but a financial filing by Independent Talent on UK Companies House has lifted the lid on the transaction.
Independent Talent pocketed £7.3M from the sale of its take, valuing Sid Gentle at £33.1M following the Emmy-winning success of Killing Eve.
BBC Studios owned 51% of Sid Gentle prior to last year’s deal, meaning it will have paid around £16M for the remaining 49% it did not previously own.
Since the transaction, Sid Gentle has gone on to secure a second season of Extraordinary, the Disney+ superhero series written by newcomer Emma Moran.
Independent Talent’s Companies House filing revealed its revenue stood at £43.2M in the 12 months to March 2022, which was up nearly 60% on £27.5M the previous year. Independent Talent’s pre-tax profit was £4.4M.
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