Worldwide, consumers spend in excess of a trillion dollars annually on movie tickets, DVDs/Blu-rays, Video on Demand (VOD), Premium VOD, Over The Top services (OTT) and other emerging, entertainment-delivery platforms, with global entertainment performance non-correlated to the stock markets and general economy.
With studios and distributors primarily focused on tent pole/blockbuster releases, they are increasingly reliant on independently developed content to fill distribution pipelines. Additionally, technology breakthroughs are rapidly altering the landscape for the majors and indie filmmakers alike, creating a multitude of new profit centers.
Origo Financial Services (Origo) is an investment fund manager which seeks to enable the financing, creation, ownership and exploitation of media content.
In addition to financing/co-financing production-ready content, The Origo Fund will fund the optioning, development and production of Intellectual Properties for worldwide distribution via traditional and digital media-delivery channels.
Origo will invest in the non-correlated, alternative asset class of IP, while combining a private equity fund discipline—until now, a practice lacking in media funds which are often run on a more informal, single picture or production slate basis.
Along with major motion pictures, serialized TV and content for digital media delivery channels, Origo will invest in the rapidly evolving, multi-faceted area of transmedia entertainment, specifically “connected” media content for smart phone apps, gaming platforms, social media, virtual and augmented reality, digital home entertainment delivery channels, books, graphic novels, live entertainment, licensed product and more.
With studios and distributors primarily focused on tent pole/blockbuster releases, they are increasingly reliant on independently developed content to fill distribution pipelines. Additionally, technology breakthroughs are rapidly altering the landscape for the majors and indie filmmakers alike, creating a multitude of new profit centers.
Origo Financial Services (Origo) is an investment fund manager which seeks to enable the financing, creation, ownership and exploitation of media content.
In addition to financing/co-financing production-ready content, The Origo Fund will fund the optioning, development and production of Intellectual Properties for worldwide distribution via traditional and digital media-delivery channels.
Origo will invest in the non-correlated, alternative asset class of IP, while combining a private equity fund discipline—until now, a practice lacking in media funds which are often run on a more informal, single picture or production slate basis.
Along with major motion pictures, serialized TV and content for digital media delivery channels, Origo will invest in the rapidly evolving, multi-faceted area of transmedia entertainment, specifically “connected” media content for smart phone apps, gaming platforms, social media, virtual and augmented reality, digital home entertainment delivery channels, books, graphic novels, live entertainment, licensed product and more.
Origo’s unique Greenlight Committee structure — an Executive Investment Board (EIB) comprised of top executives in entertainment media creation and an Advisory Board of leaders from multiple media and financial disciplines — will promote diverse views to the Funds' media investment review, enabling the Funds to quickly identify, analyze, secure and finance the creation and distribution of pre-eminent content.
The OFS investment team will oversee management of investors’ capital, continuously providing investment management, robust treasury service and a constant goal of best business/finance practices throughout the investment cycle. A rare dual conservatorship in a media-based fund, the Funds' investments will focus primarily on four silos: streaming media production, theatrical motion pictures, IP option purchase and development, and finishing funds for motion pictures and streaming media productions.
The Funds' governance structure combining multi-disciplinary expertise should result in an institutional grade investment offering. Origo's ability to oversee the entire investment and production process from within — while working at arm’s length by investing in special purpose production vehicles — is expected to result in a diminished footprint compared to a traditional media & entertainment production company or major studio.
Offering premium production company capabilities with less overhead, the Origo Funds will seek to mitigate investor risk through an anticipated output of 60-80 films over the life of the Funds, spanning a range of genres to appeal to diverse audiences. As independent investors, the Funds will be production/distributor agnostic, enabling the Funds to avoid an industry-prevalent, one-size-fits all mentality and align with the best companies and/or partners for each project.
In addition to the U.S. market, Origo will seek to invest in content produced for China, India and other emerging markets. For tax planning and to address complexities of onshore foreign investment, Origo has established two parallel master funds to accommodate U.S. and foreign investors.
Origo is headquartered in NYC’s World Trade Center and Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Origo also has offices in Los Angeles and London.
The Origo Fund (US), LP, is a private fund organized as a Delaware limited partnership offering securities under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Origo Fund, LP, is a private fund organized as a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership offering securities under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Funds are not tax shelters.
The OFS investment team will oversee management of investors’ capital, continuously providing investment management, robust treasury service and a constant goal of best business/finance practices throughout the investment cycle. A rare dual conservatorship in a media-based fund, the Funds' investments will focus primarily on four silos: streaming media production, theatrical motion pictures, IP option purchase and development, and finishing funds for motion pictures and streaming media productions.
The Funds' governance structure combining multi-disciplinary expertise should result in an institutional grade investment offering. Origo's ability to oversee the entire investment and production process from within — while working at arm’s length by investing in special purpose production vehicles — is expected to result in a diminished footprint compared to a traditional media & entertainment production company or major studio.
Offering premium production company capabilities with less overhead, the Origo Funds will seek to mitigate investor risk through an anticipated output of 60-80 films over the life of the Funds, spanning a range of genres to appeal to diverse audiences. As independent investors, the Funds will be production/distributor agnostic, enabling the Funds to avoid an industry-prevalent, one-size-fits all mentality and align with the best companies and/or partners for each project.
In addition to the U.S. market, Origo will seek to invest in content produced for China, India and other emerging markets. For tax planning and to address complexities of onshore foreign investment, Origo has established two parallel master funds to accommodate U.S. and foreign investors.
Origo is headquartered in NYC’s World Trade Center and Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Origo also has offices in Los Angeles and London.
The Origo Fund (US), LP, is a private fund organized as a Delaware limited partnership offering securities under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Origo Fund, LP, is a private fund organized as a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership offering securities under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Funds are not tax shelters.
“Origo is not enamored of formulaic filmmaking nor asks investors to believe in romanticized notions of taste, but adheres to a disciplined approach to opportunity, taking positions that make sense, on a case by case basis, in quality projects made by reliable producers at various stages of creation and/or IP exploitation. Origo is not an ‘all in’ bet on a slate of projects, nor is it locked into low, second-position returns of Mezz debt only, nor is it solely an equity source ... It is a full-service finance and production partner for high-quality, internationally targeted content-makers who produce programming for a worldwide audience and has integrated more sound risk mitigation and management into its operating procedures than most any other player in the space.”
— Peter A. Marshall, Managing Director, Dewitt Stern, New York. Advisor to the Origo Board of Directors. Former Senior VP, Film Production, Lionsgate; Head of Television Production, Trimark Pictures