SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DPG Investments, LLC, and affiliates are building bench strength with the addition of three well-known executives and operating partners to the DPG advisory team. The new team members bring defined, proven skill sets with significant track records and extensive global networks to assist the continued growth of DPG’s private equity and merchant-banking platform.
A.C. Green, three-time NBA Champion and All-Star, brings his leadership and mentorship qualities in addition to his significant network and global business platform to DPG’s partnerships. Prior to his financial career, Mr. Green spent 16 seasons in the NBA and won three world championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. A.C. Green played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA history, and only missed three games in his professional basketball career. His current ventures include the A.C. Green Youth Foundation, which helps kids build character, strong bodies and minds, and teaches winning and losing with dignity, teamwork and sacrifice.
Tom Blinten, founder of Panamax Capital, adds his 25 years of experience with over $12 billion in executed transactions to DPG Investments. Mr. Blinten has a proven track record as a global dealmaker and financier across a multitude of sectors, along with significant capital market distribution capabilities. His experience supports DPG and its affiliate’s growth initiative to expand their diversified, multi-strategy merchant-banking platform into Latin American and Asia. The addition of Mr. Blinten is expected to provide immediate opportunities for DPG’s Alternative Investment practice, which focuses on cross-border M&A, capital advisory and capital formation strategies, with an emphasis on international large-scale energy and infrastructure project financing. DPG also has ongoing participation in the Panamax Capital platform.
Ziad Abdelnour, founder and CEO of Blackhawk Partners, brings yet another seasoned deal maker, trader, financier and merchant banker extraordinaire to the DPG team. Mr. Abdelnour’s 25 years of industry experience and $10 billion in transaction volume provide key enhancements to the existing DPG Corporate Private Equity practice. This practice specifically focuses on lower/middle market management-led and leveraged buy-outs, special-situation investing, renewable energy and large project financing. Mr. Abdelnour’s leadership provides a solid foundation for the growth of DPG’s Corporate Finance and Buy-Out practice. Mr. Abdelnour’s most recent book, “Economic Warfare,” is quickly becoming a must-read for anyone interested in the underpinnings of the U.S. economy. Daniel P. Galvanoni will serve as special partner to the Blackhawk Partners platform.
DPG Investments and its affiliates provide global alternative investment management and advisory services. With offices in Arizona and California, DPG specializes in the allocation of capital across various asset classes on behalf of its select high net worth and ultra-high net worth family offices and institutional private equity managers. DPG’s current focus in the alternative investment sector includes real estate lending and acquisition, renewable energy and natural resources, corporate private equity, asset management, fund-to-fund advisory and venture capital. Through its solid platform and disciplined approach, DPG maintains a predominant foothold in the capital markets, trafficking significant and high-quality opportunities on a consistent basis.
Currently, DPG works principally and in conjunction with its numerous domestic and international capital partners, which service a diverse scope of transactions on a co-investment and allocation basis. These partners include, but are not limited to, hedge funds, REITS, equity portfolios, private merchant banks, pension funds and life insurance companies. DPG maintains a strong focus on ultra-high net worth family office partnerships throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America and Europe.
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2012年2月21日星期二
2012年2月6日星期一
Hollywood to Be Wooed by $800 Million Chinese Media Fund
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LONDON — The Hollywood majors and tentpole productions are among the future investment partner targets for a heavyweight Chinese media fund created by China’s Harvest Alternative Investment group and Sun Redrock Investment Group.
The $800 million-fueled private equity fund, the Harvest Seven Stars Media Fund, aims to invest in studio projects with an eye to bringing them to the wider Asian market and mainland China.
Redrock Investment Group, founded by Chinese media entrepreneur Bruno Wu, and Harvest are currently ironing out deals with “major filmmakers and filmed entertainment providers” to invest in English and Chinese language content both for Asia and with the global box office potential.
Wu, speaking on a video conference call with Hong Kong and London, said he expects to be able to detail deals with Hollywood producers and filmmakers “within the next 30 days or so.”
The fund, currently “within sight” of raising the $800 million, aims to invest in Hollywood and beyond, according to Wu. One of the main factors in investing in Hollywood output will be that the projects are “roundly acceptable to Asian audiences,” Wu said.
He cited current movies such as Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and the Sherlock Holmes franchise from Warner Bros. as being the sort of tentpole the fund would be interested in investing in.
The fund will operate in three distinct areas – mergers and acquitisions, distribution in Asia and movie content either through equity investment in companies or operating capital investment — and aims to make its first investments in May this year.
Harvest Seven Stars Media is being advised by Creative Artists Agency’s Beijing office.
Harvest Alternative Investment Group and Sun Redrock Investment Group boast over 70 years of experience in the Chinese media and finance sectors.
Wu said the new partnership emphasizes “our confidence in the strength and potential of the Chinese media industry and the wealth of talent within it. We look forward to cultivating this new joint venture and seeing it grow into one of the world’s leading media funds.”
Harvest Alternative Investment Group’s Lindsay Wright added: “The addition of this partnership to the Harvest Alternative Investment Group further supports our goal of developing a leading alternative product platform in China and globally.”
Hollywood players are being targeted with the promise of established Chinese media players at the fund offering them a way in to China and Asia at large and help with developing product for the market.
“The overwhelming majority of the titles released by Hollywood works in China,” Wu said. “But it doesn’t work in reverse. By that I mean big Chinese movies and stars aren’t seen as widely outside China.”
Wu said one of the ambitions would be to develop globally outward looking projects with Hollywood partners also.
Harvest Alternative Investment Group is the alternative investment arm of Harvest Fund Management founded in 1999 marking it out as one of the first 10 fund management institutions authorized by the Chinese government as part of its strategy to open up and develop its financial sector.
Sun Redrock Investment is part of Sun Media Group founded by Wu and Yang Lan operating five major divisions including Redrock Capital, Sun Enterprises Group, Sun Publishing Group and Sun Culture Foundation, a charitable foundation which promotes philanthropy and corporate social responsibility in China.
The $800 million-fueled private equity fund, the Harvest Seven Stars Media Fund, aims to invest in studio projects with an eye to bringing them to the wider Asian market and mainland China.
Redrock Investment Group, founded by Chinese media entrepreneur Bruno Wu, and Harvest are currently ironing out deals with “major filmmakers and filmed entertainment providers” to invest in English and Chinese language content both for Asia and with the global box office potential.
Wu, speaking on a video conference call with Hong Kong and London, said he expects to be able to detail deals with Hollywood producers and filmmakers “within the next 30 days or so.”
The fund, currently “within sight” of raising the $800 million, aims to invest in Hollywood and beyond, according to Wu. One of the main factors in investing in Hollywood output will be that the projects are “roundly acceptable to Asian audiences,” Wu said.
He cited current movies such as Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and the Sherlock Holmes franchise from Warner Bros. as being the sort of tentpole the fund would be interested in investing in.
The fund will operate in three distinct areas – mergers and acquitisions, distribution in Asia and movie content either through equity investment in companies or operating capital investment — and aims to make its first investments in May this year.
Harvest Seven Stars Media is being advised by Creative Artists Agency’s Beijing office.
Harvest Alternative Investment Group and Sun Redrock Investment Group boast over 70 years of experience in the Chinese media and finance sectors.
Wu said the new partnership emphasizes “our confidence in the strength and potential of the Chinese media industry and the wealth of talent within it. We look forward to cultivating this new joint venture and seeing it grow into one of the world’s leading media funds.”
Harvest Alternative Investment Group’s Lindsay Wright added: “The addition of this partnership to the Harvest Alternative Investment Group further supports our goal of developing a leading alternative product platform in China and globally.”
Hollywood players are being targeted with the promise of established Chinese media players at the fund offering them a way in to China and Asia at large and help with developing product for the market.
“The overwhelming majority of the titles released by Hollywood works in China,” Wu said. “But it doesn’t work in reverse. By that I mean big Chinese movies and stars aren’t seen as widely outside China.”
Wu said one of the ambitions would be to develop globally outward looking projects with Hollywood partners also.
Harvest Alternative Investment Group is the alternative investment arm of Harvest Fund Management founded in 1999 marking it out as one of the first 10 fund management institutions authorized by the Chinese government as part of its strategy to open up and develop its financial sector.
Sun Redrock Investment is part of Sun Media Group founded by Wu and Yang Lan operating five major divisions including Redrock Capital, Sun Enterprises Group, Sun Publishing Group and Sun Culture Foundation, a charitable foundation which promotes philanthropy and corporate social responsibility in China.
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