Zee Demands Sony To Pay $90 Mn As Merger Termination Fee
Earlier this week, Zee revealed via a regulatory filing that it had spent Rs 432 crore on the failed merger between 2022-23 and 2023-24
Zee Entertainment has asked Culver Max Entertainment (Sony Group Corporation's India unit) for $90 million as part of the fee for terminating the merger deal.
In a statement, Zee has said that Culver Max and Bangla Entertainment (BEPL) have "failed to comply with their obligations under the MCA (merger cooperation agreement".
Earlier this week, Zee revealed via a regulatory filing that it had spent Rs 432 crore on the failed merger between 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The merger with Sony was reported in September 2021 and was set to create a Rs 14,851-crore firm.
In mid-April, Zee withdrew the merger implementation application from NCLT.
Sony Corp terminated the merger deal in January over "non-compliance of the terms of the agreement".
