On May 3, 2023, Pinewood Group Limited (“Pinewood Group”), a UK-based provider of studio and related services to the global film and television industry, announced that it acquired Pinewood Toronto Studios, a state-of-the-art, purpose-built film and TV studio in Toronto. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Pinewood Group has provided sales and marketing services, and has licensed the use of the “Pinewood” name, to Pinewood Toronto Studios since 2009.

Torys acted as counsel to the Pinewood Group with a team led by Huw Evans and included, Stephen Neil, Jesse Leonard and Ronen Nehmad (corporate/M&A), Nina Mansoori and Rebecca Jennings (lending), Charlene Schafer, Nooreen Bhanji and Aren Thomasian (real estate), Tom Stevenson (employment), Jerald Wortsman and Steve Marshall (tax).