Media & Entertainment Investment Banking Services | Stephens

Who We Are

What We Do

We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.

About Us

We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.

The Stephens Story

The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.

Leadership

Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.

Impact Initiatives

We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Our Brand Ambassadors

Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.

Making Connections

We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.

Technology, Media & Telecom

Media

We maintain an active dialogue with key strategic decision makers and investors to meet the investment banking needs of Media businesses, from private founder-led, sponsor-backed and family-owned firms to large public companies, as they adapt to technology and consumer behavior.

Our media and entertainment investment bankers have decades of experience advising on some of the most significant M&A and debt and equity capital raising transactions in Media. Our clients are active in music, film and video content and distribution; out-of-home, digital media and marketing services; publishing, advertising, legacy-to-digital transitioning; and live events and entertainment.

Featured Media Transactions

  • M&A Advisory

    A Portfolio Company Of

    HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY

    M&A Advisory

    AMI Entertainment Network

    SELL-SIDE CO-ADVISOR

    Technology, Media & Telecom

    Not Disclosed

    12/14/2022

    Learn More
  • M&A Advisory

    Has Been Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    Maru Group Limited

    Financial Advisor

    Media

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    10/12/2022

    Learn More
  • M&A Advisory

    Transfer To A Continuation Fund With Backing From Institutional Investors

    M&A Advisory

    Novum Capital

    Financial Advisor

    Media

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    05/01/2022

    Learn More
  • M&A Advisory

    A Portfolio Company Of

    Has Been Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    J.R. Thompson Company, LLC

    Financial Advisor

    Media

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    12/09/2021

    Learn More

Senior Media Bankers