Which PE firms, both MM and/or large-cap, would you consider the best-performing in the media/entertainment sectors specifically?
I'd consider Providence Equity #1. I'd put Apax in top 10, maybe top 5.
Does anybody have thoughts on this? List IRR or MoM of the funds (or ball-park) if you have them.
Thanks.
Bookmark/Search this post with:
MM - Wassterstein & Co. is
MM - Wassterstein & Co. is very good with newsprint media, especially magazines
Elevation? Unsure of
Elevation? Unsure of performance.
MT Funds
Most mega funds, Blackstone, KKR, Cerebus, MDP actively look for investments in Media and Telecom. So they are all safe (BUT HARD TO COME BY) options.
Other Good Media Focused Funds
Providence - All around Media and Telecom - Solid
Quadrangle - Media, some telecom - Middle of the road. Decent shop.
Ripplewood - General - Very good fund, hard to come by info on it
Hellman & Friedman - General - Prestige factor is high, solid deals, tough recruiting
Columbia Capital - Earlier Stage General - Associate level jobs are hard to come by. They do very innovative things
M/C Ventures - Telecom and Media Focused - Associate level jobs are hard to come by. Own Legendary Pictures. Do interesting things.
Kelso & Co - General - Solid
Oak Hill - General M&T - Hires good amount of people. Solid place to work
TA Associates - Very active in Telecom - "Call Center" reputation
Veronis Suhler - Media Focused - World Class reputation in sector.
Welsh Carson - Telecom - Own wireless towers, and diversified Media assets
what about elevation partners
they got bono dude