A modern approach to media, entertainment, & sports finance

Maverick is an independent investment & advisory firm that delivers both patient capital and institutional-quality strategic advisory services. We’re differentiated by our creativity, flexibility and commitment to supporting businesses across media, entertainment, sports, and related industries.

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    Investing

    Maverick provides business owners access to the same capital and expertise as ordinary private equity - but with a refreshingly direct, efficient, and transparent approach.

    We prioritize people over numbers and take pride in ensuring everyone succeeds together.

    Our mission is to drive sustainable, long-term growth while preserving and enhancing the existing principles, culture, and accomplishments of our business partners.

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    Advisory

    Founded by a former investment banker and private equity professional, Maverick provides institutional-quality advisory services without unnecessary overhead.

    We advise on buyside and sellside transactions, capital raises, project financings, and more.

    By leveraging our industry expertise and deal experience with exclusive access to sellers, buyers, and capital, Maverick delivers bespoke and efficient counsel to companies of all sizes.

Dan Flood is the Founder of Maverick Management, a private, independent investment firm providing alternative liquidity solutions and growth opportunities to business owners in the media and entertainment sectors.

Before launching Maverick, Dan spent years on the private equity buy-side and investment banking sell-side advising and investing in marquee companies, with particular emphasis on media, entertainment, and sports.

Now, as an entrepreneur himself, Dan is not only well-versed in the financial and operational blueprints to growing a business, but also the realities of starting, managing, and scaling one.

In his free time, Dan enjoys archery, fishing, golfing, guitar, surfing, and skiing. He splits his time between Los Angeles and Lake Tahoe with his border collie-shepherd mix, “Maverick.”