LionTree LLC is an American boutique investment and merchant bank that has a focus on industries related to technology, media and telecommunications (TMT).[2][3] Although the firm is based in the United States, it also has a significant presence in Europe.[3] LionTree also has a media company called Kindred Media.[2][4]
LionTree was founded in June 2012 by Aryeh Bourkoff, former head of UBS's investment banking in the Americas, alongside fellow UBS alum, Ehren Stenzler who joined in July 2012.[2]
In 2016, LionTree opened additional offices in San Francisco and London.[5] In 2017, an office in Paris was opened.[6]
During the same year, LionTree 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.[4][7] In March 2018, Ocelot Partners acquired Ocean Outdoor, a U.K.-based digital billboard company, from Searchlight Capital.[8]
In 2017, LionTree started its own media company, Kindred Media which produces the KindredCast podcast.[2][4]
On June 16, 2022, the University of California, San Diego renamed the RIMAC Arena to Liontree Arena after Liontree donated $5 million for scholar-athletes.[9]
The investment banking unit is called LionTree Advisors and provides services such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, and initial public offerings.[10]
Notable deals LionTree was involved in include:
LionTree Partners acts as the investment arm of Liontree. It mainly invests in companies from the TMT sector.[13] Notable investments include Astra,[14] Fanatics, Inc.[15] and FuboTV.[16]