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Media, Entertainment and Technology
Salem Partners' Media and Entertainment group is a respected advisor to leading companies in the sector worldwide. Our bankers have unique and tenured industry expertise with extensive relationships across both operators and pools of institutional capital. The stature of our practice allows us to access nearly anyone in the industry. Furnishing both advisory and merchant banking services, Salem also maintains a portfolio of principal investments into operating companies and Intellectual Property.
Segments of focus capture all sub-verticals of the media ecosystem.
Media, Entertainment and Technology
Healthcare Services
Salem Partners understands the complexities of supplying and servicing the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries. Constant changes to reimbursement and regulation add to an already challenging and competitive environment. Our professionals offer unique expertise that includes CROs, CDMOs, pharma distribution, digital health, other pharma services, and multi-site facility care. We diligently keep up with industry trends and regulatory changes by maintaining an open dialogue with key industry leaders and prominent private equity investors.
Life Sciences
Salem focuses its life sciences practice on emerging growth companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology segments. We have particular expertise in specialty pharma and have completed multiple transactions across a wide range of development stages. Salem Partners also is very active in supporting life sciences companies with M&A initiatives and partnering strategies to achieve growth and liquidity objectives.
Areas of Expertise
With a proven track record, we deliver financial and strategic solutions needed to grow and transform your company.
Film & TV Content
- Studio & Independent Production
- Theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, and Home Video Distribution
- Local Stations, Free, Pay and Basic Cable Television Networks
- Ultimates and Second Cycle Library
- Tax and Soft Money
Live Events
- Sports
- Touring, Festivals, and Concerts
- Experiential
- Stage and Theater
Recorded Music & Publishing
- Recorded Music
- Master and Publishing Royalties
- Frontline A&R
Representation
- Talent Management
- Talent and Brand Agency
- Digital Native
Digital Media
- Creator Economy
- Content Services
Media Tech
- Software and Technology Services
- Data Services
- Frontier Technologies
Areas of Expertise
With a proven track record, we deliver financial and strategic solutions needed to grow and transform your company.
Film & TV Content
- Studio & Independent Production
- Theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, and Home Video Distribution
- Local Stations, Free, Pay and Basic Cable Television Networks
- Ultimates and Second Cycle Library
- Tax and Soft Money
- Sports
- Touring, Festivals, and Concerts
- Experiential
- Stage and Theater
Recorded Music & Publishing
- Recorded Music
- Master and Publishing Royalties
- Frontline A&R
Areas of Expertise
With a proven track record, we deliver financial and strategic solutions needed to grow and transform your company.
Film & TV Content
- Studio & Independent Production
- Theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, and Home Video Distribution
- Local Stations, Free, Pay and Basic Cable Television Networks
- Ultimates and Second Cycle Library
- Tax and Soft Money
Live Events
- Sports
- Touring, Festivals, and Concerts
- Experiential
- Stage and Theater
Recorded Music & Publishing
- Recorded Music
- Master and Publishing Royalties
- Frontline A&R
Areas of Expertise
With a proven track record, we deliver financial and strategic solutions needed to grow and transform your company.
- Studio & Independent Production
- Theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, and Home Video Distribution
- Local Stations, Free, Pay and Basic Cable Television Networks
- Ultimates and Second Cycle Library
- Tax and Soft Money
- Sports
- Touring, Festivals, and Concerts
- Experiential
- Stage and Theater
- Recorded Music
- Master and Publishing Royalties
- Frontline A&R
- Creator Economy
- Content Services
- Talent Management
- Talent and Brand Agency
- Digital Native
Film & TV Content
- Studio & Independent Production
- Theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, and Home Video Distribution
- Local Stations, Free, Pay and Basic Cable Television Networks
- Ultimates and Second Cycle Library
- Tax and Soft Money
Live Events
- Sports
- Touring, Festivals, and Concerts
- Experiential
- Stage and Theater
Recorded Music & Publishing
- Recorded Music
- Master and Publishing Royalties
- Frontline A&R
Digital Media
- Creator Economy
- Content Services
Representation
- Talent Management
- Talent and Brand Agency
- Digital Native
Client Testimonial
"In addition to possibly being the most likable guys in the capital markets space, Jeff and the Salem Partners team are best in class capital raisers. They offer a truly bespoke process that has exceeded our expectations at every level. More impressive than their abilities is their integrity. We have worked with them on two deals and at all times we felt that they had our interests in mind."
(415) 426 - 5650
jbarcy@salempartners.com
(310) 806-4209
cphan@salempartners.com
Gravitas Ventures - Shout! Studios
Clipper – Seacoast Bank
RedBird Capital - BrightNorth Studios
Fabric - Xytech
Vine Alternative Investments – Shamrock Capital
A+E Networks – Free Food Studios
Clipper – Valpak
Clipper – Trive Capital
Quiver Entertainment – MEP Capital
Shout Factory - Oaktree
Venture IO Studio Group – Clarion Capital – AFV
Fabric Origin, Inc.
1091 Ten Ninety One – Chicken Soup Ent.
eTribez - Talent Systems
Levels Beyond – Signiant
Fabric Origin, Inc.
Rightsline
Vertical - Forest Road
Commerzbank – Vine Alternative Investments
Levels Beyond - Reach Engine
Pixlee
Rightsline
Lucid Sight
Premiere Digital – Clarion
Gravitas Ventures – Red Arrow
Content Partners LLC
Rightsline
Domain Capital - Alliance Holdings
Tango Films – Revolution Studios
Sundance Cinemas – Carmike Cinemas
Cold Spring Pictures - Revolution Studios
Millennium Entertainment – Virgo
Premiere Digital Services
Rizvi Traverse - ICM Partners
Image Entertainment - RLJ Acquisition, Inc.
Stark Investments – Virtual Studios
Verite Onshore Loan Fund – Vine Alternative Investments
Troxell Communications, Inc. - AEA
Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres – Star Cinemas
JPMorgan
Kabillion – Taffy - EM.TV AG
RHI Enterprises - Crown Media Holdings
Rysher Entertainment
Capitol Films
Gaylord Films – Qualia Capital
Mike Young Productions
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Fireworks (A Canwest Company)
Vialta
Initial Entertainment Group
FreeWheel International
Landmark Theatres – JPMorgan
Hearst Entertainment – Tribune Entertainment
Hearst Entertainment – Lakeshore Entertainment
Radical Productions – Rysher Entertainment
Immortal Entertainment
ContentFilm
Gospo Centric
Lions Gate Entertainment – Trimark Holdings
MGM – PolyGram
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