Evie Whiting

Motion Picture and Television

• A24 Films, in a wide range of financing and co-financing transactions, including its senior secured revolving credit facility and multi-project production facility
• Rightsholder in connection with the sale of motion picture and television rights relating to a major literary property
• Animation studio in connection with a wide range of development and production arrangements
• The Gersh Agency (the only remaining major talent agency without outside investment) and the Gersh family members, in a strategic partnership with private equity firm Crestview Partners, to support the agency’s next phase of growth
• Premium television network in connection with the licensing and production of various television series and miniseries
• Non-profit organization in the development, production, and exploitation of its Peabody Award-nominated telecast
• Major independent studio in the proposed securitization of a film library
• Center for Investigative Reporting in connection with the development, production, and exploitation of feature films, television series, radio shows, podcasts, and documentaries
• The Computer History Museum in connection with the development and production of its Audible podcast, Women’s Work
• Production company in the upsize of its credit facility from US$80 million to US$150 million
• Spyglass Media Group in various transactions, including the acquisition of theatrical motion picture rights, various interparty agreements for film co-productions, financing transactions, and other entertainment matters

Music

• Warner Music Group in the formation of a joint venture with Elliot Grainge’s label, 10K Projects, whereby 10K Projects became a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem and its roster of artists, including Trippie Redd and Ice Spice, joined the WMG family.
• Entertainment brand management group in its US$397 million securitization of sound recordings, musical compositions, trademarks, and other IP rights for music library assets
• Music rights acquisition company in its US$180 million securitization of sound recordings, musical compositions, trademarks, and other IP rights for music library assets
• Universal Music Group and its affiliates in various media and entertainment transactions

Sports

• The City of Jacksonville in connection with Jacksonville Jaguars stadium negotiations as well as related ancillary development around the stadium.
• State of New York/Empire State Development as lead counsel in its high-profile public-private partnership with the NFL's Buffalo Bills to build a new US$1.54 billion state-of-the-art, 60,000-plus-seat stadium in Orchard Park, NY.
• NWSL Kansas City Current, Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team, on its development of a new, 11,000-seat stadium, which will be the first stadium developed primarily for a women’s pro soccer team in the U.S.
• Private credit lender as joint bookrunner, joint lead arranger and lender for a US$195 million senior secured credit facility for a leading sports media and marketing company
• Lender on the financing of a Formula 1 event
• David Tepper, founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management, in his US$2.275 billion acquisition of the NFL Carolina Panthers
• Game1, a new, cutting-edge sports content studio, in connection with financing matters

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• FEME (Female Executives in Media and Entertainment)