Summary
Aryeh B. Bourkoff (born 1972) is an American businessman and documentary producer. He is the founder and chief executive officer of LionTree LLC, a global investment and merchant banking firm focused on media, technology and telecommunications.[1]
Aryeh Bourkoff | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BA) |
| Title | Founder and CEO of LionTree LLC |
Early life and education edit
Bourkoff was born in 1972 in Palo Alto, California.[2] The son of filmmaker Vivienne Roumani, and is of Libyan Jewish ancestry.[3][4] Bourkoff holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at San Diego.[5]
Career edit
Bourkoff began his career as a high-yield fixed income research analyst at Smith Barney from 1995 to 1997 and at CIBC World Markets Corp from 1997 to 1999.[2]
Bourkoff moved to UBS in 1999, where he began as a fixed income research analyst, and later an equity analyst as well. In 2005, he became the first sector analyst ranked No. 1 for equity, fixed income and hedge funds in the same year by Institutional Investor.[2] Institutional Investor also named him a top ranked fixed-income analyst in the cable and satellite sector from 2000 to 2007.[6]
In 2007, Bourkoff was named Head of the Media and Communications Research Group,[7] and two years later was named the Joint Global Head of Telecom, Media and Technology Investment Banking.[2] In 2011, Bourkoff was appointed Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking, and became a member of the UBS Investment Banking Executive Committee.[2][8] While Vice Chairman at UBS, Bourkoff was recognized by Fortune Magazine on their “40 under 40” list.[9]
After 13 years at UBS, Bourkoff founded LionTree in 2012, where he currently serves as CEO.[10] In March 2017, LionTree Partners founded Ocelot Partners, a special-purpose acquisition company that focuses on investment opportunities in the European TMT sector, along with Andrew Barron and Martin E. Franklin.[11]
On August 14, 2020, Daily Front Row listed Bourkoff as one of a group of high profile investors who purchased W magazine, a troubled fashion magazine.[12] Bourkoff organized US$1million in startup funding for Punchbowl News, a Capitol Hill insider-reporting online news service, led by prominent former Politico reporters.[13]
In 2021, he was described as 'media's hottest dealmaker' by The Hollywood Reporter, noting his role in organize WarnerMedia's merger with Discovery and Amazon's acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[14]
Politics edit
Bourkoff, a Democrat, has a long history as a fund-raiser for Vice President Kamala Harris, but also is reportedly close to Jared Kushner (son-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump).[13]
Philanthropy edit
Today, Bourkoff serves as a trustee of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[15] Additionally, Bourkoff is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Paley Center for Media, the New York Philanthropic Advisory Board of UNICEF, the Royal Academy of Arts America Board, and Lincoln Center’s Business Advisory Council as well as the Lincoln Center Media & Entertainment Council.[16][17][18][19][20]
Personal life edit
Bourkoff is the producer of two documentary films, Out of Print and The Last Jews of Libya, both of which had their premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival.[7][21] Bourkoff currently lives in New York City with his wife Elana and their four children.
References edit
- ^ Anupreeta Das (July 2, 2012). "Media Banker Bourkoff Launches Boutique". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b c d e David Rothnie (September 30, 2015). "LionTree Advisors CEO Aryeh Bourkoff Rides the TMT Merger Boom". Institutional Investor.
- ^ "The Last Jews of Libya" (PDF). Jewish Film. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff: December 15, 2017". Haaretz.
- ^ "Aryeh B. Bourkoff". Bloomberg L.P. June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Some Sell-Side Talent Slipping Away". Integrity Research Associates. April 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Zachery Kouwe (March 11, 2009). "UBS to Name Joint Head of Media Investment Banking". The New York Times.
- ^ Rebecca Sun (April 2, 2014). "LionTree Advisors CEO Aryeh Bourkoff Rides the TMT Merger Boom". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Aryeh Bourkoff - Tie". Fortune. October 14, 2010.
- ^ Serena Saitto (February 8, 2013). "UBS Alums' LionTree Ascends League Table as Media Deals Multiply". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P.
- ^ Aidan Gregory (March 8, 2017). "Ocelot raises $425m in London Spac IPO for European tech acquisition". globalcapital.com. GlobalCapital.
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Freya Drohan (2020-08-14). "Investor Group including Karlie Kloss and Kaia Gerber acquire W magazine". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
Kirsten Green, a venture capitalist who notably bet early on Glossier and Warby Parker, Dara Treseder, the SVP, head of global marketing and communications at Peloton, film and TV producer Jason Blum, and investment banker Aryeh B. Bourkoff are also among the investor group.
- ^ a b "The Media Equation: They Seem to Think the Next Four Years Will Be Normal: A Beltway school of journalism wants to get back to just-the-facts-ma’am reporting...", January 3, 2021, New York Times, retrieved April 19, 2021
- ^ Cohan, William D. (2021-07-06). "How Aryeh Bourkoff Became Media's Hottest Dealmaker". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "New York Regional Board". UNICEF. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Royal Academy America Board". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Lincoln Center Business Advisory Council". Lincoln Center. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Council Members". Lincoln Center Corporate Fund. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Out of Print". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved June 4, 2017.