About
Content Partners is a unique investment fund and asset management company that acquires cash flows arising from intellectual property in film, television, music and other areas of media and entertainment. Content Partners does not develop, finance, or distribute projects in any medium. The Company provides liquidity to institutional investors and individual royalty owners and assumes the future risks and rewards of that ownership.
We also provide financing for the acquisition of media companies when revenue generating television, film and music assets are part of the underlying transaction.
Content Partners was founded in 2005 and is an SEC registered investment advisor. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
Target acquisitions include film, television and music royalties that are in profits and have long term distribution deals with major studios, networks, record companies, and other distribution channels.
Our Team
Steve H. Kram
Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Steve H. Kram
is the Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Content Partners, LLC, a first-of-its kind entity that provides liquidity to owners of royalties and other passive profit participations in film, television, music, and other entertainment industry projects. Both an investment fund and asset management company, Content Partners has created a unique market that offers maximum, immediate financial security to clients including individuals, partnerships, estates, and corporations while Content Partners assumes the future risks and rewards of their cash flows in an uncertain economic environment.
Steven E. Blume
Co-founder, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
Steven E. Blume
is the Co-founder, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Content Partners, LLC, a first-of-its kind entity that provides liquidity to owners of royalties and other passive profit participations in film, television, music, and other entertainment industry projects. Both an investment fund and asset management company, Content Partners has created a unique market that offers maximum, immediate financial security to clients including individuals, partnerships, estates, and corporations while Content Partners assumes the future risks and rewards of their cash flows in an uncertain economic environment.
John M. Mass
Executive Vice President
John M. Mass
is Executive Vice President of Content Partners, LLC. Mr. Mass has the unique combination of experience in finance, production and talent management. He was a partner at Oasis Media Group, a personal management company, focusing on the representation of content creators, and a producer of films, television shows and other forms of entertainment. Since its inception in 2010, Oasis Media has produced programming for ABC, MTV, ABC Studios, Discovery, National Geographic and Lifetime, amongst others.
Amalia Goldvaser
General Counsel
Amalia Goldvaser
is General Counsel of Content Partners, LLC. Ms. Goldvaser has broad experience working with both public and private companies on all facets of corporate transactions including private equity investments and financings.
David A. Davis
Senior Vice President of Finance
David A. Davis
is Senior Vice President of Finance at Content Partners, LLC. Mr. Davis was the Founder and Managing Partner of Arpeggio Partners, LLC, a boutique investment bank and litigation consulting firm from 2004 to 2013.
Brendan Haley
Senior Vice President of Finance
Brendan Haley
is Senior Vice President of Finance at Content Partners, LLC. Mr. Haley has over 15 years of entertainment industry experience working in various finance and business development roles. His responsibilities at Content Partners include performing valuations for potential acquisitions and fulfilling financial reporting obligations to investors.
Our Board
Paul D. Wachter
the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Main Street Advisors
Paul D. Wachter
is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Main Street Advisors. Main Street Advisors provides a wide range of financial, strategic and asset management advisory services to a select group of high net worth individuals and companies. Main Street Advisors was founded in 1997.
Todd R. Wagner
an entrepreneur and philanthropist
Todd R. Wagner
is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has achieved considerable success in the fields of technology, media and entertainment.
Participants
We purchase backend profit participations from Service Participants and Financial Participants who own backend profit participations in films that have been theatrically released by the major studios, television series that are currently in profits and recorded music.
Service Participants
- Actors
- Writers
- Directors
- Producers
- Talent agencies, management companies, and law firms
- Estates
- Charitable foundations
- Production Companies
- Networks
Financial Participants
- Banks
- Investors
- Financial Institutions
- Family offices
- Insurance companies
- Studios
A straightforward, confidential process
Participants provide Content Partners with contracts, all previous accounting statements, audit reports and projections. We take it from there and present you with a firm offer. We will then arrange completion of the studio assignment.
Hassle-free participation maintenance
We purchase up to 100% of a participation, regardless of your reason for selling. In cases in which we purchase less than 100%, our services include monitoring all future participation statements. This includes commencing audits as necessary, advancing audit and legal costs, employing expert distribution consultants in the audit process, and negotiating audit settlements.
Content Partners in the News
2020
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‘Olympus Has Fallen,’ ‘Insidious’ Bought in FilmDistrict Library Deal by Content Partners
12/3/2020
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Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report 2020: Top Negotiators That Have Kept Hollywood Humming
10/16/2019
2019
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MIPCOM: Sony Pictures Television, Revolution Studios Sign Distribution Deal
10/17/2019
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Revolution Studios & Sony Pictures TV Partner On Global TV & Digital Distribution
10/16/2019
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Content Partners Toasts 15 Years of Innovative Dealmaking Amid Industry Shifts
10/10/2019
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The Evolution Of Revolution: Studio Bosses On Strategic Shifts, Maximizing Library & The ’13 Going On 30′ Musical
3/4/2019