Thomas Dey

Source: ACF Investment Bank

Thomas Dey

Media and entertainment investment bank ACF is launching a New York office to be headed byJason Rejebian who rejoins ACF from the media and entertainment team of Lazard on July 1.

ACF has also launched ACF Growth, a service to support smaller, emerging media and entertainment companies seeking guidance on fundraising, acquisitions, and exit strategies. The initiative will be led by UK-based Antony Fraser.

ACF’s Richard Gray will be also head back to the UK after 13 years in the US to focus on large UK and European opportunities.

At ACF, Rejebian previously supported transactions such as the sale of rights to The Lord Of The Rings and represented Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones in the sale of their Broke and Bones outfit to Netflix.

He also advised Nordic Entertainment Group on the sale of 12 television production and events businesses to Fremantle, IAC on the sale of Electus, and Artists First to Propagate Content, and Plimsoll Productions on their investment from Lloyd’s Development Capital.

ACF has also promoted Los Angeles-based Milos Perovic to director. Perovic played a key role in several of ACF’s recent transactions, including the sale of See-Saw Films to Mediawan and FRC’s investment in Range Media Partners.

Thomas Dey, CEO of ACF Investment Bank, said: “Bringing Jason back to ACF from Lazard to provide a New York presence, launching ACF Growth and promoting Milos to director demonstrates our commitment to scaling in line with the needs of the industry.”