Lord of the Rings Deal
Lord of the Rings Deal
LOTR

CREDIT: THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY

EXCELLENCE
"One Deal to rule them all"
Thomas Dey

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Syco
EXCELLENCE
"ACF's certainly got talent"
Ian Rosenblatt OBE

CREDIT: SYCO ENTERTAINMENT

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Bear Grylls
INTEGRITY
“You only get one chance
at life and you have to
grab it boldly”
Bear Grylls

CREDIT: BEAR GRYLLS VENTURES

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Paddington
INSIGHT
“Success doesn't come
to you, you go to it.”
Marva Collins

CREDIT: PADDINGTON AND COMPANY

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Pilgrim

CREDIT: PILGRIM STUDIOS

INSIGHT
“Success comes to
those who act!”
Henry David Thoreau

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Leftfield
INSIGHT
“The key to success is to
focus on goals not obstacles”
Unknown

CREDIT: LEFTFIELD ENTERTAINMENT

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Plimsoll Productions

CREDIT: PLIMSOLL PRODUCTIONS

INSIGHT
“Success is not final,
failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to
continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Love Productions

CREDIT: LOVE PRODUCTIONS

INTEGRITY
“ When something
is important enough,
you do it even if the odds
are not in your favour”
Elon Musk

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

Top Gear
EXCELLENCE
“Success comes to
those who act”
Henry David Thoreau

CREDIT: TOP GEAR

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

INSIGHT

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Events

ACF is set to have a busy 2024 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

Bafta Film Awards

2025 BAFTA Film Awards

London, UK
16 February, 2025

Content London

Content London

London, UK
2nd - 5th December 2024

Mip Canun 2024

MIPCancun

Cancun, Mexico
9th - 22nd November 2024

Animation is Film Festival

Animation is Film Festival

Los Angeles
October 18 – 20, 2024

MIPCOM

MIPCOM

Cannes, France
21st - 24th October 2024

Brand Licensing Europe

Brand Licensing Europe

London, UK
24th - 26th September 2024

GrowthLab 2024

Indie Growth Lab

London, UK
12th September 2024

Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Date to be announced

The Ediinburgh TV Festival

Edinburgh TV Festival

Scotland, UK
20th - 23rd August 2024

NFTS Gala 2024

NFTS Gala

London, UK
25th June 2024

Sunny Side of the Doc

Sunny Side of the Doc

France
24th-27th June 2024

Licensing Expo 2023

Licensing Expo

Las Vegas, NV USA
21st - 23rd June 2024

Sheffield Doc Fest

Sheffield Doc Fest

Sheffield, UK
12th - 17th June 2024

BANFF 2024

BANFF World Media Festival

Canada
9th - 12th June 2024

Realscreen West

Realscreen West

Dana Point, CA USA
Date to be announced

Content LA 2024

Content LA

Los Angeles, CA, USA
16th - 17th May 2024

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes, France
14th - 25th May 2024

Upfronts NY 2023

Upfronts NY

New York, USA
15th - 17th May 2024

MIPTV 2024

MIPTV

Cannes, France
8th - 10th April 2024

Broadcast Indie Summit

Broadcast Indie Summit

London, UK
19th March 2024

Series Mania Forum

Series Mania

Lille, France
19th - 21st March 2024

Elton John Aids Foundation

Elton John Academy Viewing Party

Los Angeles, CA, USA
10th March 2024

The Oscars

The Oscars

Los Angeles, CA, USA
10th March 2024

SXSW 2024

SXSW

Austin TX, USA
8th - 16th March 2024

Content Americas 2023

Content Americas

Miami, USA
23rd - 25th January 2024

Realscreen Summit 2024

Realscreen Summit

Austin TX, USA
29th Jan - 1st Feb 2024

NAPTE 2024

NATPE Global

Miami, USA
16th - 18th January 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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 Richard, Milos and Thomas 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, Thomas, Richard, Tatiana and the rest of the ACF staff met with and worked skillfully 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."

RIchard Gray, Managing Director
ACF Investment Bank