LionTree
Independent TMT-focused investment and merchant bank.
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Company facts
- Official name
- LionTree LLC
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- 660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065
- Company size
- 50–200
- Official website
- liontree.com
What LionTree does
LionTree operates a specialist financial services model built around high-value advisory mandates and selective principal investing. It creates value by combining sector expertise, executive relationships and transaction execution in technology, media, telecommunications, consumer and creative markets. The advisory business earns fees from M&A and capital markets work, while the merchant banking and asset management side earns management economics and investment gains from funds and direct stakes.
Category differentiation
LionTree is an investment and merchant bank, not an adtech platform, software vendor or media owner. It advises and invests in TMT and adjacent sectors rather than selling advertising technology or operating consumer media products.
Strategic context
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LionTree LLC is a private, independent investment and merchant bank headquartered in the United States. It focuses on technology, media, communications, consumer and creative industries, providing M&A advisory, capital markets support and asset management. The firm serves corporate executives, founders, boards, investors and asset owners operating in sectors where strategic transactions, capital formation and sector expertise matter. LionTree generates revenue primarily from advisory fees tied to transactions and strategic mandates, alongside asset management fees and investment returns from its merchant banking activities. Its business model combines sector-specialist advisory work with principal investing, giving it both fee income and upside from investment performance. The company’s footprint spans the US and Europe rather than a fully global operating profile.
Business model & monetisation
The company monetises through transaction-based advisory fees, retainer-style strategic mandates, capital markets fees, asset management fees on investment vehicles, and investment returns from minority stakes or merchant banking positions. Its commercial model is primarily service-fee driven, with a secondary profit stream from invested capital and fund performance.
- M&A and strategic advisory fees
- Service Fee
- Capital markets advisory fees
- Service Fee
- Asset management and fund economics
- Service Fee
- Principal investment gains
Products & capabilities
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Questions about LionTree
What is LionTree?
LionTree is a private independent investment and merchant bank focused on technology, media, communications, consumer and creative industries.
Who uses LionTree?
Its clients are companies, founders, boards and institutional investors seeking M&A advice, capital markets support and sector-focused investment capabilities.
How does LionTree make money?
LionTree earns advisory and capital markets fees, management economics from investment vehicles, and returns from merchant banking investments.
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