Starz Adopts Poison Pill After Byron Allen Acquires Big Stake

Starz Entertainment has adopted a limited-duration shareholder protection rights agreement, also known as a “poison pill,” effective immediately.

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Starz Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ Plan After Byron Allen’s Activist Play

The mogul acquired more than 10 percent of the company last week from Steve Mnuchin.

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Byron Allen Acquires 11% Stake In Starz For $25M

Byron Allen has acquired a 10.7% stake in Starz, paying $25 million for 1.8 million shares in the entertainment company.

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Byron Allen Buys Major Stake in Starz from Steve Mnuchin

Allen's family office acquired the 10.7 percent stake from Mnuchin's Liberty 77 Fund.

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Byron Allen Acquires 10.7% Stake in Starz From Steve Mnuchin’s Investment Firm for $25 Million

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Byron Allen Acquires 10.7% Stake in Starz From Steve Mnuchin for $25 Million

Byron Allen's Allen Family Capital acquired 10.7% of the shares of Starz Entertainment for $25 million in a private transaction with Liberty Steve Mnuchin's Liberty 77 Capital.

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Coretta Scott King’s Search Into Truth Of MLK Death In The Works From Byron Allen & Ava DuVernay

Coretta Scott King never believed the official version of her husband's assassination, & now Ava DuVernay & Byron Allen want to bring her truth to light

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Tribeca Winner ‘Charliebird’ Sets Early 2026 Release (Exclusive)

Samantha Smart and Gabriela Ochoa Perez star in director Libby Ewing's feature about a music therapist.

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Roselyn Sánchez's Diario, Mujer & Café Sets Limited Theatrical Release

Roselyn Sánchez's ‘Diario, Mujer & Café’ will have a limited theatrical release before its digital debut.

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Byron Allen Wants Stephen Colbert’s CBS Timeslot: “My Hand is Already Up”

The comic and media mogul already has his 'Comics Unleashed' show on CBS at 12:30, what's an hour difference anyway?

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