Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, a leading global investment bank specializing in media, marketing, and technology, is pleased to announce that we have expanded our M&A team, with the addition of Jonathan Guttenberg as a Managing Director.
Reed Phillips, CEO of Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, said, “We are excited to have Jon join our team. He has an exceptional background working with media, marketing, education, healthcare and technology companies, advising them on M&A, value enhancement, strategic planning, partnerships, and operations. In this role, over the past 20 years he has completed many M&A transactions across many of the sectors we cover.”
At ODP, he will focus on advising clients for transactions in the digital and traditional media, marketing services, advertising, events, healthcare, education, and other sectors where he has expertise.
Earlier in his career, Jon was CEO of GORP.com, a leading Internet content company focused on outdoor recreation and adventure travel. He was President and co-founder of LocalAlert, a mobile subscription-based news service, which was subsequently acquired. He was Vice President of Epsilon Interactive where he oversaw M&A, strategy and partnerships; Vice President, New Media for Random House where he managed digital media for Bertelsmann’s US book publishing operations; Manager, Corporate Development of Viacom where he investigated new business opportunities and acquisitions across motion pictures, television, cable, theaters, new media, theme parks, books, advertising and satellite distribution; and, he was an Analyst in Corporate Development for Columbia Pictures.
Throughout his career, Jon has been instrumental in launching multiple companies including six cable channels, two motion picture production companies, the digital divisions of two major media companies, a mobile content company, and one of the earliest e-commerce companies.
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips specializes in mid-market, sell-side and buy-side mergers & acquisitions advisory, corporate finance services, and valuations. Since our founding, we have helped over 400 clients achieve their personal and professional goals through M&A.
ODP has represented companies as diverse as Microsoft, The New York Times, Conde Nast, Deutsche Börse Group, and Abry Partners and sold businesses to buyers including Oracle, News Corporation, Deloitte, TripAdvisor, Ziff Davis, S&P Global, and Politico.
United by a strong belief that we can achieve the extraordinary. Oaklins is a global team of 850+ financial advisory professionals in 45 countries providing M&A, growth equity, ECM, debt advisory and corporate finance services to support entrepreneurs, corporates and investors in reaching their goals.
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