The Manatt Ventures team constantly evaluates changes in the market, both for our clients and for the Manatt Venture Fund, our internal venture capital (VC) fund. Below are some of the more interesting data points and perspectives we have come across lately that have helped inform our perspectives.

The Manatt Ventures team constantly evaluates changes in the market, both for our clients and for the Manatt Venture Fund, our internal venture capital (VC) fund.

Technology acquisition decisions are fraught with complexity. Companies have a wide range of options other than acquisition, and sometimes it’s difficult to assess which path is the best way forward.

It’s a Fortnite world, and we’re all just living in it. While the gaming and esports industries have continued to thrive, the 800-pound gorilla has been Fortnite’s continued dominance in the market.

Today’s global content market is constantly evolving. The rise of digital platforms has created new and exciting opportunities for production, distribution, and consumption of content. Producers and distributors are meeting their audiences where they live, which is increasingly on digital ...

The decline of traditional television has been predicted for years. The threat of YouTube and Netflix, cord-cutters and cord-nevers, and the overall emergence of mobile content consumption have caused hand-wringing throughout the industry for quite a while. In previous years there were trends and ...

Content is still king. With Dalian Wanda Group’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Legendary Entertainment in January, this year’s media and entertainment M&A activity kicked off with a bang that hasn’t slowed down.   Comcast’s $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks ...

A Manatt team represented Dark Burn Creative, a premier video production company that crafts triple-A game trailers, in its acquisition by Trailer Park Group, a global entertainment marketing and content production company.

A Manatt team led by Corporate and Finance Partner Scott Schwartz represented Sports Alliance in its sale to KORE Software.

The Los Angeles Business Journal quoted Manatt’s Jacob Carlson, a manager with Manatt Digital, for an article about growth and potential acquisition of Zealot Networks. After raising $26.5 million in venture capital and an additional $30 million in debt financing in less than two years, ...

Manatt Ventures Senior Manager Jacob Carlson will speak during a “Term Sheet 101” session at the Halogen Ventures’ Summer 2023 Fellowship in Venture Capital, to be held virtually on June 28, 2023.

The Manatt Digital Meet-Up will offer industry experts the opportunity to meet and discuss recent developments in digital media with the Manatt Digital team.

Manatt is proud to sponsor the 2016 New York Media Festival taking place September 26-29, 2016, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, NY.

Manatt Digital, a division of Manatt, and VNTANA are pleased to present an evening of networking, demos, and a discussion on “Brands in Augmented Reality.”