Overview
- EON’s annual report states that on Feb. 20, 2025 it sold its interest in the Bond franchise, including subsidiaries B24 and B25, for total consideration of $20 million.
- The filing indicates the transaction closed on Feb. 20, weeks before the deal was publicly disclosed.
- Coverage notes the arrangement may include elements beyond cash such as stock or earnouts, and analysis points out that other rights‑holding entities could have received additional consideration.
- Recent trademark activity by a new entity, London Operations LLC, has been reported as part of the restructuring of Bond rights administration following the Amazon–Broccoli/Wilson joint venture.
- Amazon MGM is advancing the next Bond film with Denis Villeneuve directing, Amy Pascal and David Heyman producing, and Steven Knight writing, while EON says it will pivot to smaller independent projects after the divestment.