BV Investment Management, an Internet-focused early stage venture capital firm, retained Shields & Company to assist in seeking a suitable equity investment to expand its portfolio. The process resulted in the company's acquisition of a preferred minority interest in CEA Group Companies LP, an investment bank focused on the media, entertainment, Internet, and telecommunications industries. The investment provided the combined shareholders with access to invest on a general partner basis in a growing organization, while the company gained greater access to worldwide merchant banking opportunities.
Shields & Company acted as a financial advisor to BV Investment Management in the above transaction.