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Article: Harvey and Bob cop coin.(Bob and Harvey Weinstein)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- October 7, 2005
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On the heels of filing a report with the SEC revealing that the Weinstein Co. expects to raise as much as $420 million in equity by next week, Bob and Harvey Weinstein tapped two Miramax Films alums Thursday to head the company's business and legal affairs division.
With financial backing starting to solidify, the Weinsteins tapped Miramax vets Eric Roth and Barry Littman to come aboard at the Weinstein Co. as exec VPs and co-heads of biz and legal affairs in Los Angeles.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the brothers--through Goldman Sachs--have have drummed up backing from 18 investors so far, amounting to $230.5 million in ...