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		</div><p>Pinewood Studios – home to the James Bond and Star Wars films &#8211; could be sold as the company looks to “maximise value” for shareholders.</p>
<p>Pinewood Group said it has appointed the Rothschild investment bank to carry out a strategic review of the business that “could include a sale of the company”, which has a market value of £258 million.</p>
<p>The group, which also includes Shepperton Studios, has made more than 2,000 films and 800 TV shows over the last 80 years.</p>
<p>Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one of the biggest grossing films of all time, was made there as was last year’s 24th official Bond film Spectre.</p>
<p>Last April, the group completed a £30 million placing to build five new sound stages at Pinewood, due to be completed in June.<br />
But the group wants further funds to continue to expand the business and reward existing investors, which include insurer Aviva.</p>
<p>Pinewood Group chief executive Ivan Dunleavy said: “We believe Pinewood has the potential to build on the strong performance of the last few years to grow further both in the UK and internationally.</p>
<p>“The board is now looking to identify the best ways to create the appropriate capital structure to allow the company to realise its goals in the best interests of shareholders.”</p>
<p>The group said its current shareholder register is “tightly held” which has “stifled liquidity in the shares” and prevented the firm from achieving its aim of obtaining a main stock market listing.</p>
<p>Pinewood Group added in an update that due to strong performances from its TV and production units, full-year expectations are higher than at the time of interim results in December.</p>
<p>The group has been chaired for the last six years by Lord Grade, who is a former BBC and ITV chairman.</p>
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