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Fund Raising & Business Development
Media Strategy
“Simon introduced me to an opportunity for a deal, which I passed on to my client, who completed the equity investment. We catch up regularly at MipTv and MIPCOM, and he provides me with his insight on what's going on in the UK media business.” November 2, 2008
Jim Mullany , Managing Director , Salem Partners LLC
“When launching Televisual Media UK limited I had little time to build the financial foundations of the business or indeed to think through many of the financial implications. Simon was a trusted advisor and came up with a good number of creative solutions while also putting me in touch with a good number of (diverse) financial investors. I'm not sure how I could have done it in such a short space of time and so thoroughly without Simon. Highly recommended.” October 7, 2008
James Bennett Televisual Media UK
“Simon has excellent personal qualities and business skills as well as a top drawer portfolio of clients and connections that have helped us move our business forward significantly. I have no hesitation whatsoever in highly recommending Simon” April 7, 2008
Dave Mousley Red Vision MD & Partner (Inspired Virtual Gaming)
“..He was also always able to come up with the most relevant information to support any ideas or strategies. He was always in touch with the institutions we needed to work with and had a proactive approach to getting us closer to our goals. One such deal involved securing a Reserve Management mandate.” January 16, 2009
Martin Orji Nex Rubica
“Simon is a rare "hub" for excellent people. He has a very diverse, profound and trusted network of professionals and friends, bridging together developers/producers and finance. He has a unique and innovative approach to research and a rare immediate understanding of all the details related to commercial media, from products/ideas to business model. His strategic approach, tied with a profound knowledge of very diverse cultural environment (both geographical, social and professional), let him be very good in pitching and negotiations, and give him the ability to deal everywhere between the underground and financial institutions.” February 19, 2009
seba vitale , managing partner - founder , 80/81 s.r.l. Partner Scala Media
“Simon Knight has been assisting the Hexayurt Project off-and-on since late 2007, and largely acts as our strategic advisor on business development and financing issues. He has developed an extremely comprehensive global map of how the world works and how things get done which has enabled him to provide pertinent information that we did not know we needed on several occasions. I think it is this global strategic map which makes Simon so valuable as an advisor. It doesn't hurt that he knows people from every walk of life and has a very broad international footprint either. In terms of working with Simon, he's useful in two modes. When you need to know something, you can ask him to have think about the question at hand, and he'll come back with an opinion, and usually two or three points of contact for further action. Even more useful is the informal "Simon Knight News Flash" where you occasionally get a vital piece of information about something you would never otherwise have discovered, usually that directly impacts your operations or represents a new opportunity in a direction you are not currently moving forwards in. In today's complex and accelerating global environment, nobody is able to keep up with all of the fields which affect their operations. It's very useful to have Simon around keeping an eye out in his corner of the world for what affects yours. Highly recommended.” September 23, 2008
Vinay Gupta Hexayurt
Media Research
“Simon Knight is immensely knowledgeable about matters concerning New Media as well as traditional media. Simon spoke at an Online Content panel that I chaired for Broadband World Forum Asia and was a thought leader, engaging, and informative. His interactions with the other panelists and the audience elevated the discussion and kept things lively. Since then, I have personally come to rely upon Simon's expertise to stay up to date on media trends in the European Union. I would highly recommend him as a speaker, consultant, and producer.” February 5, 2009
Shane Snoke , Sr. Mgr., Creative Relations , Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production
“Simon has been a longstanding business associate throughout my days in Europe since 1991, first indirectly in production, distribution, pay tv/vod and more directly since '99, when I founded Rights Stuff BV (content strategy/acquisition/distribution for new media across various platforms and business models). His expertise includes a wide knowledge in fields complementary to Rights Stuff, ie from the angles/ fields of M&A finance (media) and research (new media/trends/programming/new companies/tracking). We'd hired Simon initially on special projects and then it evolved to indispensable regular ongoing part time research for trends and developments background in various new media particuarly applicable to the film/tv content licensing services of Rights Stuff, ie film and tv offerings in mobile, internet (web portals/sites etc), handheld devices, via different consumer and business models eg ad supported, rental, purchase (download to own), subscription etc. I highly recommend him including for his selective (less is more, don't inundate)approach to research and his ability to tap into related digital and human networks/wendy bernfeld, md rights stuff bv” April 20, 2008
Wendy Bernfeld , Owner/Managing Director/Consultant , Rights Stuff BV
Finance Research
“At New Bond Street Asset Management we used Simon's MansionElect research service during 2007. Being both comprehensive and providing the unexpected and alternative, Mansionmedia's service made a great combination with the International FT editions. I have also found Simon Knight to have wide and surprising relevant connections in capital introduction and specialist advisors. In 2006 he facilitated for us negotiations on a foreign reserve management contract.” March 11, 2008
Klaus Peter Rosemann. COO New Bond Street Asset Management / Seymour
“Simon Knight and MansionMedia are exceptionally good when it comes to business related information. I have received some research related to the financial market which I could not have found somewhere else and gave me very specific and precise information. Furthermore was I impressed by his knowledge and connections within the market. I only can recommend to him and hope that I can work with him in the future.” September 23, 2008
Christoph Kruecken , Senior Trader / Associate Director , Bank of Scotland
“Simon's research skills are top notch. His timing was always perfect in terms of preparing us for meetings. He was also always able to come up with the most relevant information to support any ideas or strategies.....” January 16, 2009
Martin Orji Nex Rubica
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