Daniel Punt

Daniel Punt co-leads FTI Consulting’s Media & Entertainment Transactions practice within the Telecom, Media & Technology (“TMT”) industry group. Mr. Punt has more than 20 years of experience in merger and acquisition (“M&A”) advisory, commercial and operational due diligence, private capital financing, merger integration and carve-out support, strategic planning and business plan development, performance improvement, litigation support and project management.

Examples of Mr. Punt’s recent client work include numerous buy-side and sell-side market assessments across the media and entertainment sectors and value-chains, including filmed entertainment studios, media supply-chain companies such as equipment rental companies, (live) camera providers, graphics and visual effects providers, venue and studio facilities, talent agencies, marketing agencies, post-production and media services companies, direct mail and digital out-of-home advertising companies.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Punt oversaw numerous client projects at HighView Media, a strategy advisory firm focused on media and entertainment companies, which was acquired by FTI Consulting in 2014. Prior to HighView Media, Mr. Punt helped divest Ascent Media’s digital services and content distribution businesses as vice president of corporate development.

Preceding this role, Mr. Punt was responsible for business development at ABC Family, building out the channel’s digital distribution, licensing, international sales and home entertainment business lines. He began his career advising senior management as a consultant with McKinsey & Co., where he focused on technology, media and private equity clients. Mr. Punt also previously managed an IT team onboard the USS Peleliu as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Punt frequently speaks on industry panels at events such as National Association of Broadcasters (“NAB”) Show and Next TV. He is an investor in and advisor to early-stage companies in the digital video, ad tech, mobile app and business services sectors. He also founded Sunbelt Equity, a real estate private equity fund. Mr. Punt holds a B.A. in Applied Math Economics from Harvard University and an M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in English, French and German.

Relevant Experience:

• Led a marketing transformation at a major U.S. studio and a multiterritory launch strategy for a subscription video-on-demand service
• Led strategy formation for the launch of a top five U.S. digital pay television service, project management for the launch of a digital studio and content acquisitions for a mobile video store at Highview Media
• Helped Ascent Media launch an online business services portal and business-to-business (“B2B”) marketplace