Built on Relationships. Defined by Execution.
MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT & SPECIAL SITUATIONS
ABOUT
44 Greenwich is an investment and advisory firm specializing in media, entertainment, and special situations. The firm leverages institutional capital markets expertise and creative industry relationships to advise on complex acquisitions, structure debt and equity transactions, and execute principal investments.
BY THE NUMBERS
25+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
$3B+
Media TRANSACTIONS
$500M+
CAPITAL ORIGINATED
Note: Historical performance and figures reflect aggregate experience of firm principals as of May 2026.
APPROACH
44 Greenwich executes a select volume of high-conviction mandates annually — prioritizing transactions where capital markets expertise, executive access, and specialized industry knowledge create measurable advantage for our partners and principals.
VERTICALS
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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and corporate development initiatives across media and entertainment.
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MEDIA FINANCE
Financial structures, strategic partnerships, and transaction execution across debt and equity capital solutions.
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SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Identifying and executing distressed, event-driven, and complex transactions where insight creates asymmetric value.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS
Selective principal and co-investment opportunities alongside experienced operators, producers, and strategic partners.
Global Experience Driven by Decades of Institutional Expertise & Creative Credibility.
PRINCIPALS
Matthew Wilkens
MANAGING PARTNER
Mr. Wilkens is a senior investment and corporate development executive with more than 20 years of public and private markets experience. A former Goldman Sachs professional with a background spanning institutional capital markets, alternative investments, entertainment finance and venture capital, he has managed over $1 billion in institutional capital and structured transactions exceeding $500 million across joint ventures, acquisitions, and strategic capital initiatives. His experience spans media and entertainment investments, film financing, and cross-border transactions throughout the Americas, Middle East, and Europe, working alongside leading industry executives, producers, investors, sovereign institutions, and family offices. He holds an MBA from Yale University.
Sanford R. Climan
PARTNER
Mr. Climan is a senior entertainment executive and producer with more than 30 years of leadership across media, film, and technology. As founding head of CAA's corporate practice, he advised global institutions including Sony on its acquisition of Columbia Pictures and Matsushita on its acquisition of MCA/Universal. He served as President of Worldwide Business Development at Universal Studios and held senior positions at MGM. A BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning producer for The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mr. Climan has also served as an advisor on entertainment and media to the World Economic Forum. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.