Tinopolis Buys Back Full Ownership from Vitruvian

Tinopolis has regained full ownership of the company, after having bought back the shareholding of private equity investor Vitruvian.

Vitruvian invested in Tinopolis in 2008. Under the partnership, Tinopolis has thrived as an international TV production and distribution group with companies in the U.K. and the U.S. The group’s stable of production companies includes Sunset+Vine, Mentorn Media, Firecracker, Pioneer, Tinopolis Cymru, the recently launched Thunderclap Media, drama producers Daybreak Pictures and Fiction Factory, as well as A.Smith & Co and Magical Elves in the U.S. Tinopolis also has its own distribution arm, Passion Distribution.

Ron Jones, executive chairman at Tinopolis, said: “Our success has been founded on the talent of our people, their creativity and their leadership. With Vitruvian’s investment and support over the past nine years, we have made Tinopolis a leading player in our industry. Sunset+Vine has achieved remarkable growth to become, in its own right, a global company. To our original U.K. base we added two of the finest production companies in the U.S. and with them some of the most creative people in U.S. television. Now, once again, we are a private company owned by its management in both countries, optimistic for the future and determined to provide our people with new challenges and opportunities.”

Ben Johnson, partner at Vitruvian, added: “The team at Tinopolis has achieved remarkable success in growing the company during our time together. Turnover has increased over threefold since our investment and the U.S. has become the company’s largest revenue market. The Vitruvian team would like to thank the Tinopolis management for the strong partnership and wish them every success for the next stage as a company entirely owned by the management and founders.”