Deals
UBS Alums’ LionTree Ascends League Table as Media Deals Multiply
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LionTree Advisors LLC, a boutique firm started seven months ago by analyst-turned-banker Aryeh Bourkoff, 40, and Ehren Stenzler, 37, is riding a wave of media deals to land among the top financial advisers so far this year.
Started in July by the two former UBS AG investment bankers, New York-based LionTree advised Liberty Global Inc. in its $16 billion acquisition of U.K. cable operator Virgin Media Inc., announced Feb. 6. Also this week, it advised Warner Music Group in its purchase of EMI Group’s Parlophone Label Group from Universal Music Group for $764 million.