October 18, 2005

Redbus is Sold to US for £20m

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FORMER City Banker Simon Franks has sold his Redbus film distribution business to US distributor Lions Gate for $35 million (£19.9 million).   Franks, 34, who worked for JP Morgan and Paribas before forming Redbus in 1998, keeps his outdoor advertising company and stake in Video Island, the DVD rental company.   He will work for Lions Gate.