Weinstein Co. considering restructuring

June 05, 2009 Movie studio The Weinstein Co. has hired investment adviser Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC to explore possible restructuring or refinancing, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. To start Weinstein, the brothers secured Goldman Sachs as a financial backer of the new venture, and at the time were looking to raise as much as $1 billion in financing, including $500 million in equity and $500 million in debt. A company spokeswoman said that as a matter of practice Weinstein has always worked with financial institutions to explore our options with respect to equity and possible investments.

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