NEW YORK, February 24, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Raine Group (“Raine”), a leading global strategic advisory and investment firm, today announced that Anthony Kontoleon has joined as a Partner.
Mr. Kontoleon brings a complementary network of well-established relationships and deep product expertise, along with a proven track record of helping companies scale and successfully navigate pivotal moments in their growth.
Over a storied 25+ year career, Mr. Kontoleon has advised high profile growth companies like Alibaba, Google, Palantir, Manchester United, among hundreds of others. He has acted in co-advisory and collaborative roles with Raine, most notably on private raises for DraftKings and Epic Games. Mr. Kontoleon has also been a constructive and solution-oriented advisor to counterparties of Raine-advised clients.
“AK has been a long-time friend of the firm and someone we have worked with for over a decade, and we are excited to have him join the Raine team,” said Brandon Gardner, President and Co-Founder of Raine. “The breadth of his experience and connectivity across industries will further benefit Raine’s clients and portfolio companies. We look forward to leveraging his expertise across our firm.”
Mr. Kontoleon added, “Raine has built one of the most compelling platforms I’ve seen in TMT — one that combines deep advisory relationships with strong active investment capabilities. Having worked alongside the team for years as a collaborator and counterparty, I’ve seen the quality of their execution up close. I’m thrilled to now be part of it and to help extend that platform with my skillset and relationships.”
Mr. Kontoleon spent 28 years at Credit Suisse, ultimately serving as Global Head of its Equity Capital Markets syndicate with oversight over all IPOs, follow-on offerings, SPACs, private placements and risk trades. His breadth and depth of experience across capital markets and investment banking includes personally advising numerous high-profile growth companies on navigating the path to the public markets and raising equity capital.
Most recently, Mr. Kontoleon was a Partner and CEO of the Americas at Azura Partners, a $5 billion Monaco-based global wealth manager. He led the firm’s Strategic Opportunities Group globally and focused on investing in mid- to late-stage TMT, Consumer, Luxury and growth companies.
About The Raine Group
The Raine Group is a leading global merchant bank with an integrated focus on both advisory and principal investments in the TMT sectors. Founded in 2009, Raine has advised on some of the largest and most cutting-edge transactions in the history of TMT and has leveraged that experience to be an active, strategic value-add growth investor. Headquartered in New York, Raine has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Barcelona, Mumbai, Shanghai and Singapore. For more information, please visit raine.com.
