Podium Entertainment, a leading independent publisher committed to discovering, developing, and amplifying the works of both emerging and bestselling authors, announced that it has been acquired by investment firms Flexpoint Ford and Shamrock Capital from Presidio Investors. GoldState Music has made a minority investment alongside Flexpoint and Shamrock.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents Flexpoint Ford in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Chicago partner Jason Morelli and Chicago counsel Emily Stegich, with associates Vera Bespalova and Eric Winnestaffer. Advice was provided on entertainment, sports, and media matters by New York partner Gabe Fleet, with associates Sammy Camy and Amara Banks; on tax matters by New York partner Eric Kamerman, with associate Jack Santoro; on executive compensation and employee benefits matters by New York partner Austin Ozawa, with associates Robin Hellebrekers, Alexandra Ritschard, and Léa Nicolas; on data and technology transactions matters by Boston partner Deborah Hinck, with associate Daniel Barks; on finance matters by Chicago partner Noah Weiss, with associates Rob Rogowski, Darcy Kuang, and James Akinleye; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Patrick English; on insurance matters by San Diego counsel Hannah Cary, with associate Enrique Covarrubias; and on labor matters by Chicago counsel Laura Waller.
