Shot Tower Capital

Shot Tower Capital is an investment banking boutique providing advisory and capital raising services in the media sector with a specific focus on the music industry where it has completed more transactions globally than any other investment banking firm. In addition to representing major and independent music companies and many of the most iconic music catalogs of all time, Shot Tower has extensive experience working with significant artist estates on matters related to music and image rights including, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Prince, Mac Miller, Elizabeth Taylor, and Robin Williams. Shot Tower has a 95%+ close rate on engaged transactions as well as extensive global and cross border expertise, having completed recent transactions involving clients and counterparties in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Select Client Representation: - Sale of Hipgnosis Songs to Blackstone; - Non disclosed iconic music transaction; - Sale of majority interest in Mavin Records to UMG; - Sale of Mojo Music to Concord (Kiss & REO Speedwagon); - Position Music equity raise and debt financing; - Formation and funding of Pulse Records; - Purchase of Genesis/Collins/Mike+Mechanics by Concord; - Sale of Client investment in Primary Wave; - Hitco recorded music assets sale to Concord; - SoundHouse sale to HarbourView; - James Brown Estate sale to Primary Wave; - SideOne Dummy sale to Exeleration Partners; - Big Deal Music on its sale to Hipgnosis; - Pulse Music on joint venture with Concord Music; - Blue Raincoat/Chrysalis Records sale to Reservoir Music; - EMI Music Publishing investor in Sony’s control buyout; - Fania Records on its sale to Concord Music; - Imagem/Rogers & Hammerstein on its sale to Concord Music; - Estate of Michael J. Jackson on its sale of its 50% interest in Sony/ATV (including the Beatles catalog) to Sony. *Securities transactions executed through Shot Tower Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.