EXCLUSIVE: Eyeing opportunities among early- to growth-stage media and entertainment companies, Guggenheim Brothers Media has opened its doors as a private investment firm.
One of GB Media’s first equity investments is in the comedy content platform and talent management company Stapleview, whose own debut was announced by Deadline last month.
The firm has also invested in The Lighthouse, a new company in the Whalar Group, which is described as an “IRL campus for creators and their teams to learn, make, and belong.” Minority investments, especially those valued at less than $20 million, will be the firm’s primary focus.
GB Media is run by Dillon Lawson-Johnston and Criswell Fiordalis, each of whom has experience in the media business. Lawson-Johnston is also a descendant of the Guggenheim family and the firm’s name is a nod to the Guggenheim Brothers mining company, which by World War I was responsible for 75% of the world’s silver, copper, and lead production, according to the company.
Read more on deadline.com