Lord of the Rings Deal

LOTR

CREDIT: THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY

EXCELLENCE
"One Deal to rule them all"
Thomas Dey

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Events

ACF is set to have a busy 2025 with lots of exciting events coming up. If you are thinking of attending an event and would like to arrange a meeting, please email Laura.Cutter@acfib.com

Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.

Marva Collins

Content Americas

Content America

Hilton Miami Downtown, USA
20th - 23rd January 2025

Realscreen Summit 2025

Realscreen Summit

Intercontinental Miami, USA
3rd - 5th February, 2025

NAPTE 25

NAPTE

Intercontinental Miami, USA
5th - 7th February, 2025

Bafta Film Awards

2025 BAFTA Film Awards

London, UK
16th Feb, 2025

MIP LONDON

MIP London

Savoy Hotel & IET London: Savoy Place | London, UK
23rd - 27th February, 2025

The Oscars

The Oscars

Los Angeles, CA, USA
2nd March, 2025

Elton John Aids Foundation

Elton John Academy Viewing Party

West Hollywood Park
2nd March 2025

SXSW

Austin, TX
7th to 15th March, 2025

Series Mania Forum

Series Mania

Lille / Hauts-de-France
25th to 27th March, 2025

Broadcast Indie Summit

Broadcast Indie Summit

London, UK
2 April 2025

Licensing Expo 2023

Licensing Expo

Las Vegas, NV USA
20th - 22nd May, 2025

Sheffield Doc Fest

Sheffield Doc Fest

Sheffield, UK
18th - 23rd Jun 2025

Sunny Side of the Doc

Sunny Side of the Doc

France
23rd - 26th June 2025

The Ediinburgh TV Festival

Edinburgh TV Festival

Scotland, UK
19th - 22nd August, 2025

Brand Licensing Europe

Excel London, UK
7th - 9th October, 2025

MIPCOM

MIPCOM

Cannes, France
13-16 October, 2025

Indie GrowthLab

Indie Growth Lab

London, UK
13th November, 2025

MIP Cancun

MIPCancun

Cancun, Mexico
18-21 November 2025

Content London

Content London

London, UK
1st - 4th December, 2025

Sundance

Sundance Film Festival 2026

Park City, Utah
January 22 - February 1, 2026

Berlin Film Festival and Market

Berlin
February 12 - 22, 2026

Nabshow

Nabshow

Las Vegas, NV USA
2026 date TBC

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes, France
May 12 - 21, 2026

Digital Entertainment World

Digital Entertainment World

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2026 date TBC

Cannes Lions

Cannes, France
22–26 June 2026

Creator Economy Live

Creator Economy Live (East)

New York
July 28 - 29, 2026

tiff 50

Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto, Canada
2026 date TBC

FT Live

FT Business of Entertainment

Los Angeles, CA, USA
September 23 - 24, 2026

The Grill

The Wrap / The Grill

Los Angeles, CA, USA
2026 date TBC

Bloomberg Live

Bloomberg Screen Time

Los Angeles, CA, USA
2026 date TBC

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What People Are Saying

“Since this was our first time working with an investment bank and raising capital for any of our businesses, I wasn’t sure what to expect. ACF has a great reputation and came highly recommended from several people that I hold in high regard. Overall, the experience working with the ACF team was pure joy. They were the perfect partner for us, as they educated us as we were working through the process, they challenged us to think bigger about the scope and scale of our business, and they aggressively represented our business in the marketplace bringing multiple opportunities to us in a very challenging economic time. The partnership and guidance they provided was essential and they were extremely easy to work with. I only hope this is the first of many deals that we are able to execute together.”

Shawn Gee
Two One Five Entertainment

"ACF’s certainly got talent. Their team, led by the ever-tenacious Thomas Dey, delivered on their promises and introduced the perfect partners to achieve our goals."

Ian Rosenblatt OBE, Director
Syco Entertainment

"Given the complexities and importance of the rights at stake in our transaction, we interviewed several investment bank candidates at length before retaining ACF to guide our process. We could not have chosen better! ACF personnel were dedicated, creative, practical, responsive and deeply knowledgeable about the intricacies of the sales process. Over the months involved, the ACF team met with and worked skilfully and credibly with scores of potential buyers and with our own employees leading ultimately to a high value and very fair outcome benefitting both our company and the buyer. They have our deep respect and gratitude for a job so well accomplished"

Marty Glick, COO
The Saul Zaentz Company

“At this stage of 72’s development, there are great advantages and opportunities of joining forces with Fremantle. Their extensive international infrastructure and expertise will provide 72 Films with the platform to have our work seen across the world. We know and like their excellent team. And they offer us not only fantastic support but complete creative freedom so we can continue to work in the same way.

It’s been a real pleasure working with Thomas Dey and the whole team at ACF. They are brilliant at what they do. And alongside Matisse it’s been an incredible team behind this deal.”

Mark Raphael, David Glover, Founders and Chief Executive Officers
72 Films

“This exciting new deal between Broke and Bones and Netflix marks an exciting period of content creation, demonstrating the strong relationship between market leading creatives and the streaming platforms. ACF brokered the deal using our strong track record, experience and access in the UK and USA scripted markets. Premium content continues to lead the market with strong deals that ACF have closed including advising Mammoth Screen on sale to ITV, Neal Street to All3Media, Left Bank Pictures to Sony, Thinkfactory to ITV, Paddington Bear to Studio Canal, New Pictures to All3Media, and Carnival Pictures to NBC Universal.”

Thomas Dey, CEO
ACF Investment Bank

"It has been an incredible journey for Delbert and I to get to the stage where we can build out our adventure shows under our own Studio. We stand on the shoulders of many giants, the ACF team have been incredible guides through the process - at its heart this is about building the ultimate home of adventure programming worldwide."

Bear Grylls & Delbert Shoopman
The Natural Studios

"Critical Content has been a leading player in the unscripted space for the last decade, led by a first class team. Media continues to dominate the deal landscape, with content leading the pack. What a great start to 2022! Congratulations to the whole team."

Thomas Dey, CEO
ACF Investment Bank

"Boardwalk Pictures are one of the preeminent producers of premium content and this partnership with Shamrock secures Boardwalks positioning as a leading player in this market. Shamrock’s deep understanding and experience in the content space makes them great partners for Andrew and the team at Boardwalk. I look forward to seeing the growth and future success of this partnership."

ACF Investment Bank