Irelands Ardmore Studios and Troy Studios Sold to Hackman Capital Partners

The two largest film studios in Ireland — Ardmore Studios and Troy Studios — have been sold to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management, a joint venture that owns complexes including Culver Studios and Silvercup as part of the world’s largest independent studio and media portfolio.

Ardmore and Troy will both continue to operate with their existing branding, and will maintain their current staff, led by Elaine Geraghty as CEO. Based in Limerick, Troy is Ireland’s largest studio complex, with 100,000 square feet of stage space and 250,000 square feet for production support, including the largest sound stages in the country. Ardmore Studios, in Wicklow has more than 140,000 square feet of sound stages and about 160,000 square feet of support buildings. Recent projects shot at Troy Studios and Ardmore Studios include Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel” as well as “Foundation” from Apple TV Plus and “Winx” from Netflix.

“We are delighted to have Hackman Capital Partners, Square Mile Capital and The MBS Group join the Irish screen content production community,” Geraghty said. “Their industry acumen and global footprint will preserve the legacy of the studios as well as ensure the continued success of Ireland’s two most significant studios. Ireland has a long history of filmmaking and today’s announcement solidifies the ambition of the industry, and will bring new opportunities in line with the government ambition to establish Ireland as a global hub for the production of film, TV drama and animation. The demand for high-end TV series is exponential. We compete globally to attract inward productions and valuable investment to Ireland and today’s announcement is momentous to enable further growth of the industry in Ireland.”

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“Ireland is a superb destination for production, with the richness of its natural landscape, its indigenous content industry and its skilled production crews,” said Michael Hackman, CEO of Hackman Capital Partners. “We look forward to building upon this great history and are committed to growing both indigenous and international production activity in Ireland, by investing in and forging strong links with local talent and communities and by promoting further inward investment from international content creators.”

Craig Soloman, CEO of Square Mile Capital, added, “The extraordinary global growth in demand for high quality studio facilities and services continues unabated. Our partnership remains focused on opportunities to participate in the growth in this sector, on behalf of our investors. We are excited to grow our platform by establishing a presence in Ireland, which we view as a premier and growing global production market. While we have now established strong presences in several of the world’s top production centers, we will continue to look for additional opportunities.”

Hackman’s portfolio also includes The Culver Studios, Sony Animation Culver City, Television City Studios, and Silvercup Studios NYC.

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Update: 2024-08-18

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