Silvergate Partners with Shamrock Capital Advisors to Accelerate Growth

Silvergate Partners with Shamrock Capital Advisors to Accelerate Growth

LONDON, NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --



Silvergate Media ("Silvergate"), the international TV production and licensing company
focused on pre-school children's entertainment based in London and New York, is to partner
with Shamrock Capital Advisors ("Shamrock") in order to accelerate Silvergate's global
growth, organically and by acquisition.



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Shamrock has acquired a majority stake in Silvergate to support the growth of the
business, in particular to expand Silvergate's intellectual property, library rights and
digital capabilities as well as its presence in China. Terms of the investment were not
disclosed.



Shamrock is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm with a rich history of investing
in the media, entertainment and communications sectors. The firm traces its heritage back
to the family investment company for the late Roy E. Disney family.



Waheed Alli, CEO and William Astor, Chairman, who founded Silvergate in 2011, will
continue in their roles, driving further expansion of the business globally.



Waheed Alli, CEO, Silvergate Media said:



"Having just completed another year of strong growth and portfolio development, we are
excited to be partnering with Shamrock. They have a tremendous track record of investing
in media and entertainment businesses and truly understand the value of generating great
content, given their extensive experience in the sector and unique heritage. 



"We have made excellent progress this year globally with Octonauts and more recently
Sunny Day. We are also accelerating the growth of our portfolio with the development of
brand new children's programmes for partners including Disney, Nickelodeon and Netflix. 



"The support of Shamrock will enable us to expand the business faster through further
organic growth as well as by acquisitions."  



William Wynperle, Partner at Shamrock Capital Advisors, said:



"Silvergate has developed a unique set of kids' properties with significant upside
potential.  



"We look forward to working with Waheed, William and their team to build on
Silvergate's track record of creating the highest quality content for the children's
market. With significant global demand for content, a tremendous team, and several quality
brands, the Company is well positioned for the future." 



Among Silvergate's portfolio of projects in production are Octonauts (currently in its
fourth season) and its newest preschool series for Nickelodeon, Sunny Day (first season to
be aired in 2017). Silvergate are currently in pre-production on several brand new
programmes for partners including Disney, YouTube and Netflix as their development slate
continues to grow.



Silvergate is also working with China Central TV ("CCTV") to co-produce Series 5 of
Octonauts, which is CCTV's first co-production with a Western media company to develop a
pre-school animation series.



Silvergate's programmes are aired in over 100 countries across the world, including on
Disney Channel and Nickelodeon (USA), CBeebies (UK), ABC (Australia), TF1 (France) and
Super RTL (Germany) and CCTV (China).



Silvergate was advised by Lepe Partners.



Notes to Editors  



Silvergate Media  



Silvergate Media is a creative content and licensing company driven by big ideas and
big collaborations. Formed in 2011 by William Astor and Waheed Alli, with offices in New
York and London.



Silvergate develops and produces world-class content built to inspire, entertain and
engage audiences of all ages through innovative storytelling, great products and strong
partnerships.



Silvergate exploits its assets across a range of formats, from new television
productions to toys, apparel, licensed merchandise and live interactive experiences.



For more information, visit http://silvergatemedia.com



Shamrock Capital Advisors 



Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC is a Los Angeles-based alternative investment firm with
approximately $1.8 billion of assets under management investing exclusively in the media,
entertainment, and communications sectors. Shamrock partners with strong management teams
and takes an active, collaborative approach to creating value in each investment.



Shamrock's current investments include Consilio, FanDuel, Giant Creative/Strategy,
Isolation Network, Mobilitie, Questex, Recorded Books, Screenvision Media and Wazee
Digital. For more information visit http://www.shamrockcap.com




 
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