LionTree
LionTree LLC is an American investment banking firm that has a focus on industries related to technology, media and telecommunications (TMT).[2][3] Although the firm is based in the United States, it also has a significant presence in Europe.[3] LionTree also has a media company called Kindred Media.[2][4]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Boutique investment bank |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Aryeh Bourkoff Ehren Stenzler |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Aryeh Bourkoff (CEO) |
Number of employees | 100[1] |
| Website | http://www.liontree.com |
History
LionTree was founded in 2012 by UBS veterans Aryeh Bourkoff and Ehren Stenzler to focus on TMT deals.[2]
In 2016, LionTree opened additional offices in San Francisco and London.[5] In 2017, an office in Paris was opened.[6]
During the same year, LionTree founded Ocelot Partners, a special purpose acquisition company that focuses on investment opportunities in the European TMT sector, along with Andrew Barron and Martin E. Franklin.[4][7]
Business overview
LionTree is involved in both investment banking as well as merchant banking.
The investment banking unit is called LionTree Advisors and provides services such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, and initial public offerings.[8]
LionTree Partners acts as the investment arm of Liontree. It mainly invests in companies from the TMT sector.[9]
In 2017, LionTree started its own media company, Kindred Media which produces the KindredCast podcast.[2][4]
LionTree Advisors deals
- Altice acquisition of Suddenlink Communications.
- CK Hutchison acquisition of Italian mobile operator, Wind Tre.[3]
- Verizon acquisition of AOL and Yahoo![4]
- Liberty Global acquisition of Virgin Media.[1][2]
- Merger of Liberty Global and Vodafone Netherlands to form VodafoneZiggo.
- Lionsgate acquisition of Starz.
- Snap Inc's initial public offering.[4]
- BC Partners acquisition of CenturyLink’s data centers and colocation business.
- NBCUniversal's investment in Buzzfeed
- Charter Communications acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House networks.[1][2][4]
- SiriusXM acquisition of Pandora.[1]
- TDC Group delisting by buyout from a consortium of Danish Pension Funds.[3]
- 2019 merger of CBS and Viacom.[1]
- AT&T merging its WarnerMedia business with Discovery Inc.[2]
- Sale of ViacomCBS' book-publishing division, Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House (part of Bertelsmann).[1]
- Apollo Global Management acquisition of the Yahoo and AOL brands from Verizon.[2]
- Amazon acquisition of MGM studios.[1]
LionTree Partners investments
References
- Cohan, William D. (6 July 2021). "How Aryeh Bourkoff Became Media's Hottest Dealmaker". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Baker, Liana (May 18, 2021). "New York Boutiques Take Center Stage on AT&T-Discovery Megadeal". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Clarke, Paul. "Revenue jumps 500% at boutique investment bank LionTree". www.fnlondon.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- Merced, Michael J. de la (2017-12-18). "A Rainmaker Seeks to Grow His Firm at a Time of Big Media and Tech Deals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- Fontanella-Khan, James (May 26, 2016). "Boutique bank LionTree roars back into contention". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Szalai, Georg (2017-01-20). "LionTree Opens Paris Office Citing France's "Vibrant" Digital Sector". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- Aidan Gregory (March 8, 2017). "Ocelot raises $425m in London Spac IPO for European tech acquisition". globalcapital.com. GlobalCapital.
- "LionTree Advisors Company Profile: Service Breakdown & Team | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- "LionTree Partners - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
External links
- www.liontree.com (Company Website)
