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CREDIT: THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY

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Thomas Dey

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Winston Churchill

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ACF Sell New Pictures to All3Media

Above: The Missing for BBC One and Starz - All3Media International's highest grossing drama in 2014

ACF Investment Bank is pleased to announce its first deal in 2016 and the team’s 10th transaction in the scripted drama sector – the sale of New Pictures to All3Media.

ACF is a leading international investment bank with an unrivaled track record in TV production. Led by CEO and President Thomas Dey and has offices in London and Los Angeles. Our team has a market leading track record of advising scripted and unscripted TV production businesses, which ensures we can offer unrivaled advice and secure the best transaction for our clients.

ACF have advised on over 80 deals in the TV Production sector with a total value of over $4 billion and assist individuals and businesses wishing to maximize the value of people and intellectual property-based businesses.


One of the UK’s fastest growing independent drama producers, New Pictures has produced two internationally successful series in The Missing (All3Media International’s highest grossing drama worldwide in 2014 which averaged 8m viewers across Season 1 in the UK) and Indian Summers (Channel 4’s highest rated drama launch for 20 years), both of which have been recommissioned for second seasons. The company has followed up on this success with two new series commissions for BBC One in 2015: Rellik and Requiem.

New Pictures was founded by industry leading executives, Charlie Pattinson, Willow Grylls, Elaine Pyke and Richard Nelson. Together, this team has been responsible for creating or commissioning some of the most popular shows of the last decade including Shameless (11 Seasons), Skins (7 Seasons), Wild At Heart (7 Seasons), Inspector George Gently (7 Seasons), Strike Back (5 Seasons) and Mad Dogs (4 Seasons). They have not only worked with every major broadcaster in the UK but also with HBO, Cinemax, CBS, MTV and Showtime in the US.

Prior to founding New Pictures, Charlie and Willow, supported by current New Pictures COO Richard Nelson, worked together at Company Pictures where they were responsible for growing the business from inception to becoming one of the leading producers in the UK drama space. Elaine Pyke was the former Controller of Drama at Sky and Channel Director of Sky Atlantic.

This transaction enables Charlie, Willow and Elaine to benefit from the support of an in-house distribution partner in All3Media International and international infrastructure of the All3Media group, whilst maintaining the creative independence to continue to produce high quality, award winning and internationally successful programming.


All3Media is a leading independent television, film and digital production and distribution company. The All3Media group is comprised of 21 production and distribution companies from across the UK, Europe, New Zealand and USA. All3Media is owned jointly between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.

The Missing
The Missing
Indian Summers
Indian Summers

“Working with ACF I have found their sound advice and guidance invaluable. They have worked tirelessly to make the sale process smooth, transparent and professional. The whole team benefited greatly from ACF’s expertise. This is a very exciting new phase for New Pictures.  We have a long and successful history with All3Media, Jane Turton and her team and we are looking forward to working together even more closely to grow our slate both in the UK and internationally.”

Charlie Pattinson, CEO, New Pictures

“We can’t be more pleased to have advised Charlie and his team on this transaction. Having known Charlie for over 10 years, first at Company Pictures and then advising him on setting up New Pictures, it is hugely impressive that he has been so successful again in such a short period of time. He has a long standing relationship with All3Media and we wish him and the team all the best as they go on to build on their success in their new home”

ACF Investment Bank


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What People Are Saying

“Since this was our first time working with an investment bank and raising capital for any of our businesses, I wasn’t sure what to expect. ACF has a great reputation and came highly recommended from several people that I hold in high regard. Overall, the experience working with Richard, Milos and Thomas was pure joy. They were the perfect partner for us, as they educated us as we were working through the process, they challenged us to think bigger about the scope and scale of our business, and they aggressively represented our business in the marketplace bringing multiple opportunities to us in a very challenging economic time. The partnership and guidance they provided was essential and they were extremely easy to work with. I only hope this is the first of many deals that we are able to execute together.”

Shawn Gee
Two One Five Entertainment

"ACF’s certainly got talent. Their team, led by the ever-tenacious Thomas Dey, delivered on their promises and introduced the perfect partners to achieve our goals."

Ian Rosenblatt OBE, Director
Syco Entertainment

"Given the complexities and importance of the rights at stake in our transaction, we interviewed several investment bank candidates at length before retaining ACF to guide our process.  We could not have chosen better!  ACF personnel were dedicated, creative, practical, responsive and deeply knowledgeable about the intricacies of the sales process. Over the months involved, Thomas, Richard, Tatiana and the rest of the ACF staff met with and worked skillfully and credibly with scores of potential buyers and with our own employees leading ultimately to a high value and very fair outcome benefitting both our company and the buyer. They have our deep respect and gratitude for a job so well accomplished"

Marty Glick, COO
The Saul Zaentz Company

“At this stage of 72’s development, there are great advantages and opportunities of joining forces with Fremantle. Their extensive international infrastructure and expertise will provide 72 Films with the platform to have our work seen across the world. We know and like their excellent team. And they offer us not only fantastic support but complete creative freedom so we can continue to work in the same way.

It’s been a real pleasure working with Thomas Dey and the whole team at ACF. They are brilliant at what they do. And alongside Matisse it’s been an incredible team behind this deal.”

Mark Raphael, David Glover, Founders and Chief Executive Officers
72 Films

“This exciting new deal between Broke and Bones and Netflix marks an exciting period of content creation, demonstrating the strong relationship between market leading creatives and the streaming platforms. ACF brokered the deal using our strong track record, experience and access in the UK and USA scripted markets. Premium content continues to lead the market with strong deals that ACF have closed including advising Mammoth Screen on sale to ITV, Neal Street to All3Media, Left Bank Pictures to Sony, Thinkfactory to ITV, Paddington Bear to Studio Canal, New Pictures to All3Media, and Carnival Pictures to NBC Universal.”

Thomas Dey, CEO
ACF Investment Bank

"It has been an incredible journey for Delbert and I to get to the stage where we can build out our adventure shows under our own Studio. We stand on the shoulders of many giants, the ACF team have been incredible guides through the process - at its heart this is about building the ultimate home of adventure programming worldwide."

Bear Grylls & Delbert Shoopman
The Natural Studios

"Critical Content has been a leading player in the unscripted space for the last decade, led by a first class team. Media continues to dominate the deal landscape, with content leading the pack. What a great start to 2022! Congratulations to the whole team."

Thomas Dey, CEO
ACF Investment Bank

"Boardwalk Pictures are one of the preeminent producers of premium content and this partnership with Shamrock secures Boardwalks positioning as a leading player in this market. Shamrock’s deep understanding and experience in the content space makes them great partners for Andrew and the team at Boardwalk. I look forward to seeing the growth and future success of this partnership."

RIchard Gray, Managing Director
ACF Investment Bank