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Wouldn't say top but they have very strong corp dev / startup exits in the media & entertainment space (one of the only few merchant banks out there, aware of another bank that had a similar model but the merchant bank ended up being split into two separate businesses - an IB advisory shop and a PE shop).

Arctos is legit too (interesting model, seems to be minority investors. Heard one of their biz dev seniors talk once, sounded sharp). Will also throw in RedBird Capital as a strong player in sports.

 

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