Kate McMahon

Kate has assisted with the representation of:

• A sponsor consortium comprised of global asset manager DWS Group (as sponsor and investment advisor to an investor consortium) and specialist investor in and manager of media music rights Cutting Edge Group (as lead investor and manager) in the creation of a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery that constitutes one of the largest and highest valued music rights deals ever executed covering almost a century’s worth of music copyrights (over 400,000 compositions and song cues – including the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises, DC Comics movies, as well as TV shows such as Friends, Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men, Succession, and The White Lotus).
• 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 acquisition of a controlling stake in Tempo Music Investments, an investment platform for premium music rights of top songwriters, producers and artists (such as Adele and Bruno Mars), from Providence Equity Partners.
  • 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.