LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shamrock Capital, an investment firm based in Los Angeles, announced today that Blair Brenton has joined the Private Equity team as a Vice President. Mr. Brenton brings nine years of direct investing and advisory experience in numerous sectors including media, entertainment and technology.
Prior to joining Shamrock Capital, Brenton was a Senior Associate at Leeds Equity Partners, LLC. Before Leeds Equity, Mr. Brenton was an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group at Piper Jaffray & Co., where he executed M&A transactions and equity financings.
“We are very excited to welcome Blair to our team,” said Steve Royer, partner of Shamrock Capital. “His transaction and investment experience in our target markets will be immediately accretive to the firm as we continue to pursue investments and work with companies to help them grow their businesses.”
About Shamrock Capital
Shamrock Capital is a Los Angeles-based investment firm with approximately $1.9 billion of assets under management, investing exclusively in the media, entertainment and communications sectors. Shamrock was originally founded in 1978 as the family investment company of the late Roy E. Disney and has since evolved into an institutional money manager with a leading group of investors including endowment and pension funds. Shamrock partners with strong management teams and takes an active, collaborative approach to creating value in each investment. Shamrock’s current investments include Appetize, Branded Cities, BTI Studios, FanDuel, Giant Creative, Isolation Network, Maple Media, Mobilitie, Omega Wireless, Questex, RBmedia, Screenvision Media, Silvergate Media, Wazee Digital, and Wpromote. For more information, visit: shamrockcap.com.