The Raine Group

Founded in 2009 by Joe Ravitch and Jeff Sine, The Raine Group is a New York-based merchant bank focused on technology, media and telecommunications. Its integrated platform combines strategic advisory, private capital raising, growth equity, venture capital and public-market investing.

Raine’s investment strategies focus on sports, content, music and gaming, with additional activity across advertising, commerce and technology. The firm is especially strong in sports and entertainment transactions, including media rights, leagues, teams, gaming and digital content, where its sector relationships and investor network are central to its proposition.

For students, Raine is more specialized than a diversified investment bank: work is likely to be concentrated in high-growth TMT situations and founder- or owner-led businesses, with potential exposure across both advisory and principal-investing activities.