RedBird Capital Partners to Acquire Talent Systems, The Industry’s Premier Tech-Driven Global Casting Marketplace
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Andy Gordon, Partner at RedBird, said, “ With Talent Systems, Rafi and Alex have created a platform that offers efficiencies to a media and entertainment ecosystem managing a massive increase in supply and demand of content creation. We are also pleased that Rafi and Alex, along with their leadership team and existing financial partner Caltius, will continue to have a significant equity stake going forward.” Talent Systems Co-CEOs Rafi Gordon and Alex Amin added, “ RedBird’s extensive track record of building long-term, successful businesses coupled with its deep expertise in the entertainment industry makes them the ideal partner to scale Talent Systems. RedBird Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on building high-growth companies alongside entrepreneurs in its four areas of domain expertise: sports, media, consumer and financial services. Founded by former Goldman Sachs Partner Gerry Cardinale in 2014, RedBird today manages over $6 billion of capital on behalf of a highly curated group of blue-chip global institutional and family office investors. RedBird’s network of entrepreneurs is central to its investment sourcing and company-building strategy that helps founders achieve their business objectives and long-term vision.