Entertainment Capital Advisors has launched with the aim of advising
growth companies and companies wishing to divest or acquire others in
the entertainment sector. It is looking to raise between $500m and
$1billion of capital for these companies over the next three years.
ECA will provide strategic advisory and corporate finance advice to a
range of entertainment companies in the film, TV and music sectors. The
company has already been formally engaged to advise on a number of
projects across Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
The company is owned by management and Aramid Asset Management Limited,
a UK based Asset Manager active in the media sector. The principal
investors in Aramid Asset Management are Stonehenge Capital Company,
LLC, a US specialty finance firm and Future Capital Partners, a UK
based alternative investment boutique. They have, between them,
concluded over $10 billion of media financing transactions.
The launch was covered by a number of publications and online news sites, including:
- CNBC
- Times Online
- Screen Daily
- The Hedge Fund Journal
- Wealth Bulletin