Media, Entertainment & Communications Private Equity

Mike LaSalle is a Partner of Shamrock Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles based investment firm with a rich history of investing in the media, entertainment and communications sectors. He has a wealth of experience in the industry and has served on the board of companies like FanDuel, Harlem Globetrotters International, and Excel Sports Management. On this episode, we discuss the key investment strategies of the firm and how investing in the entertainment and media space differs from other spaces like industrials or consumer. Mike provides amazing perspective from his time on the board of directors at FanDuel, including how they predicted growth in the market given regulation dynamics and what Mike sees as the biggest opportunities in sports going forward. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Shamrock Capital’s content fund, the rise of streaming, and music as an alternative asset class.