Selected experience

Value unlocked in complex situations.

Representative M&A, monetization, and restructuring transactions led by our principal at TOA Advisors and prior firms.

Current & recent — Media & Entertainment

Marquee content and special-situation mandates.

Sell-Side Advisor · TOA Advisors

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

Engaged by HPS Investment Partners and MidCap Financial to manage the sale of all CSSE assets — including Crackle, Redbox, and its film and television libraries — through a series of lender-driven transactions.

Media & Entertainment · Special Situations

Sell-Side Advisor

Sonar Entertainment

Advised on the $60 million sale of Sonar Entertainment, including the Lonesome Dove library and other iconic television properties.

Film & TV Libraries

Sell-Side Advisor

Open Road Films

Advised on the $87.5 million sale of Open Road Films — home to Oscar-winning titles including Spotlight — to Raven Capital.

Film & Entertainment

Select transaction advisory experience

Two decades of deals across the TMT landscape.

A representative sample of transactions led by our principal while at prior firms.

FTI Capital AdvisorsManaging Director, TMT

Houlihan LokeyDirector, Head of Telecom

J.P. MorganAssociate, TMT Group

Select transaction advisory experience: Sonar Entertainment acquired by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Open Road acquired by Raven, Fuse Media $240 million restructuring, Answers acquired by System1, GoDigital Media Group funded by Twenty Three Capital, ORAD acquired by Avid, Avid $125 million convertible notes, N Holdings $3.5 billion restructuring, Data Bank acquired by Avista Capital Partners, Doremi acquired by Dolby, Dobson Communications acquired by AT&T, MetroPCS / PSAM T-Mobile combination, Pacific Crossing acquired by NTT Communications, dataside acquired by ViaWest, and PAETEC acquired by Windstream.

Select transaction advisory experience continued: TelCove acquired by Level 3, OnFiber acquired by Qwest, Genesys Conferencing acquired by West, Integra Telecom acquired by Searchlight, PacketVideo acquired by NTT DoCoMo, Hostway funded by Veronis Suhler Stevenson, The Planet acquired by SoftLayer, FiberTower $270 million exchange offer, Purple restructuring, iBAHN acquired by GuestTek, PTGi $220 million exchange offer, Sorenson Communications $1.4 billion restructuring, Covad acquired by Platinum Equity, Startec acquired by Platinum Equity, and ECI restructuring.

Note: The transactions above were led by TOA Advisors' principal while at J.P. Morgan, Houlihan Lokey, and FTI Capital Advisors. Company names and marks are the property of their respective owners and are shown to illustrate transaction experience.

Sector focus

Where we go deep.

Film & Television Libraries

Content catalogs, derivative rights, and IP monetization.

Streaming & Digital Platforms

AVOD/SVOD services, audience businesses, and OTT assets.

Content & IP Licensing

Licensing strategies and monetization of entertainment IP.

Media & Entertainment

Networks, production, distribution, and entertainment services.

Telecom Services

Wireless, wireline, and communications providers.

Internet Infrastructure & Data Centers

Connectivity, fiber, hosting, and digital infrastructure.

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