Kate McMahon

Kate has assisted with the representation of:

• Darren Throop, former CEO of Entertainment One, in the nine figure potential reacquisition of the film and television divisions of Entertainment One from Hasbro in a public company carveout transaction, including negotiations with respect to equity and debt financing.
• Naturium in its US$355 million acquisition by e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
• Eldridge Industries, in its acquisition alongside Dick Clark Productions, of all the Golden Globes’ assets, rights, and properties from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
• The Gersh Agency (the only remaining major talent agency without outside investment) and the Gersh family members, in a strategic partnership with private equity firm Crestview Partners, to support the agency’s next phase of growth.
• Warner Music Group and its affiliates in various media and entertainment transactions including:
  
  • The formation of a joint venture with Elliot Grainge’s label, 10K Projects, whereby 10K Projects became a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem and its rosters of artists, including Trippie Redd and Ice Spice, joined the WMG family.
  • The acquisition of 300 Entertainment and its roster of artists including Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug, and Gunna.
  • The acquisition of the entire recorded-music catalogue of iconic rock band Yes including albums such as Fragile, Close to the Edge, and 90125.
• Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, Team Coco, and certain related entities in the sale of Team Coco, Conan O’Brien’s podcast network and digital media business, to SiriusXM, including the award-winning podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” along with a variety of other podcasts.
• ZMC in its strategic investment in Wpromote, an independent digital marketing agency.
• CafeMedia, a portfolio company of investment funds managed by ZMC, in its acquisitions of Slickstream and Topic (Chia Labs, Inc.).
• The Raine Group in the sale of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment to Fertitta Capital.
• Affiliates of ZMC in their acquisition of Simpler Trading, a platform for interactive online education for individual traders and investors.