Margaret Rubin Finn

Margaret Rubin-Finn is listed by M&A Media Group as a principal and Director of New Business Development. The firm says she “spearheads new business origination and execution,” including identifying suitable clients, assisting with partner relations, and helping drive mandates to closure.

Her background is in international media, entertainment, Internet, and related technology business development. M&A Media Group describes her as a senior entertainment/media executive with more than 20 years of global business development experience.

Before M&A Media Group, Rubin-Finn was part of senior management teams at Time Warner International, Viacom Entertainment, Nethold Mediterranean, and Mindport, a Naspers company. She also founded and served as CEO of The Audio Group.

Rubin-Finn is multilingual. Her education, according to M&A Media Group, includes an MS in International Business Policy and a BS in Business, Management and Economics from SUNY Empire State College, completed with honors.

• No independently verified personal angel-investing thesis was found. The best-supported investing lens is M&A Media Group’s firm-level strategy and selection criteria.
• M&A Media Group targets media-sector and supporting-services companies, especially those affected by broadband, digital video, IPTV, and changes in content distribution.
• The firm states that it seeks “high potential investments” in core media sectors and supporting services, with an emphasis on companies with solid cash flow in stable markets.
• M&A Media Group’s stated investment types include later-stage venture capital, expansion capital, pre-IPO mezzanine capital, project equity finance, and middle-market buyouts.
• The firm’s cited deal size is $5 million to $20 million per deal, in lead or syndicated positions over multiple financing rounds.
• Selection criteria include management quality, sustainable competitive advantages, high margins and scalability, rapid path to profitability, realistic valuation, and an active board.
• The firm positions itself around capital coordination: lowering the cost of capital for entrepreneurs while giving debt and equity partners risk-adjusted compensation.