M&A
Media Group is an investment advisory firm dedicated to creating and
expanding successful ventures in the media, entertainment,
communications and related industries. M&AMG provides media and
entertainment entrepreneurs with opportunity assessments and strategic
advisory services. The company was founded in 1999 by Michael Krafft
and restructured as an offshore investment bank based in Bermuda in
2007. The firm provides access to sources of debt and equity that is
not readily available to other firms, but is fairly-priced. Typical
transaction structures which M&AMG’s private equity funds have
used include:
- Management buyouts and buy-ins
- Expansion or acquisition financings
- Leveraged recapitalizations
- Leveraged buildups
- “Going private” transactions
- Strategic and corporate partnerships
M&AMG’s industry
specialization allows our client companies to benefit from our industry
relationships and operating expertise, as well as our flow of
transactions. Our proven team is comprised of former media industry
executives and corporate finance professionals who each enjoy more than
20 years experience in refining the successful investment strategies
and philosophies that are used by M&AMG.
Our principals and advisors have been
dedicated to maximizing operating profits and stakeholder returns at
the companies and clients where they have made decisive contributions.
Our consistent focus has been on achieving operational excellence
across global markets in the attractive media, entertainment and
communications sectors.
Our geographic focus is global, and
our media sub-sector focus is on:
- Broadband Services
- Filmed Entertainment: Production
Finance & Libraries
- Television Networks: Broadcast
& Cable
- Television Distribution: Cable,
Satellite, IP
- Recorded Music & Catalogues
- Themed Entertainment &
Franchises
- Content Rights: Scripted, Sports,
Music, Reality, Factual, Kids
- Video Games
- Mobile Media
- Magazine and Newspaper Publishing:
Print & Internet
- Radio & Out-of-Home
Advertising
CLIENTS
M&AMG clients who are working
with our Consultants to develop and implement their IPTV, VOD and
mobile video strategies include:
- Venture capital funds
- Broadcasters and cable channels
- IPTV networks
- Leading consumer brands
- Video producers and rights holders
- Broadband content providers
- Educational content owners
- Print and magazine publishers
- Internet publishers
- Satellite and telephone networks
- Cellular and wireless networks
- Software developers
- Technical service providers
- CPE vendors
- Governments, including
municipalities
- Leading foundations, and many
others
EXPERT RESOURCES
M&AMG maintains an
international network consisting of:
- Private equity firms, who finance
communications, media and entertainment buyouts and investments;
- Industry executives and
entrepreneurs in key foreign markets and in the U.S, with whom we work
to build or turnaround media and entertainment companies and assets;
- Strategic partners within the media
and entertainment industries;
- Professional third parties who
assist us in identifying quality opportunities and performing due
diligence where required.
CAPABILITIES
- Advise media and entertainment
companies on sale or transition of business
- Advise private equity firms on
acquisition of or investment in companies
- Advise corporations on divestiture
of subsidiaries
- Provide interim management and
domain expertise
- Develop short and long-term
strategy for foreign market penetration
- Create and maintain strategic
relationships with leading media companies
- Create joint ventures and license
agreements in key markets worldwide
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