Matthew C. Thompson Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2022 “Top Dealmakers” List

Matthew C. Thompson, a partner in Sidley’s Century City office and co-chair of Sidley’s global Entertainment, Sports and Media group, has been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2022 “Top Dealmakers” list. The annual list spotlights the professionals who “brokered big-ticket pacts, cultivated content in the streaming wars, and built brands from scratch.”

The Hollywood Reporter profiled Matt, lauding him for closing nearly US$1 billion in music-related transactions alone. The profile went on to commend him for advising Conan O’Brien and Team Coco in its acquisition of Sirius XM, as well as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on their launch of Artists Equity.

Matt represents entertainment companies and sources of capital in complex M&A and financing transactions, as well as general corporate matters. He also represents entertainment companies and other similar parties in a wide variety of industry-focused commercial transactions.