Jon Hoffman Joins The Chernin Group as Partner to Lead Investor Relations and Capital Formation
The Chernin Group (“TCG”), a growth equity firm known for building market-leading businesses in consumer passion categories such as sports, media and entertainment, today announced the appointment of Jon Hoffman as a Partner to lead TCG’s investor relations and capital formation efforts. He will join TCG on February 3rd, 2025, and will be based in New York.
TCG was co-founded by Peter Chernin (previously President of News Corp and CEO of Fox Group), Jesse Jacobs (Goldman Sachs) and Mike Kerns (YAHOO!), and is focused on investments in growing consumer businesses that define culture. The firm’s portfolio includes sports, media and entertainment companies as well as other tech-enabled consumer businesses. Recent investments by TCG include Unrivaled Sports, Vuori and Classic Football Shirts.
“Jon brings a wealth of experience and deep relationships throughout the institutional investor, private capital, and investment banking communities, so we are very excited that he is joining our team,” said Peter Chernin from TCG. “As we continue to expand our portfolio and investment capabilities, Jon will play a crucial role in growing the platform and ensuring we are partnering with the right institutional investors.”
Mr. Hoffman joins from Rhône, a transatlantic middle market private equity firm, which he joined in 2014 and where he served as Managing Director & Head of Investor Relations since 2018. Prior to joining Rhône, he was a Partner and Global Head of Distribution at Sixpoint Partners, which is now part of the Private Capital Advisory team at Harris Williams. Previously, he worked in Investment Banking and Institutional Sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup.
“I’m honored to be joining TCG at such an exciting moment, as there are so many great growth opportunities in the tech-enabled consumer and lifestyle industries, particularly given TCG’s deep network and track record in the sports and entertainment space,” said Mr. Hoffman. “I’m looking forward to working with Peter, Jesse, Mike, and the rest of the TCG team to strategically broaden our investor base and create value for our Limited Partners.”
About TCG
Founded by Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs, and Mike Kerns, The Chernin Group (“TCG”) is a growth equity firm dedicated to building enduring consumer businesses. TCG partners with exceptional management teams to grow market-leading businesses in consumer passion categories such as sports, media and entertainment. The firm leverages decades of operating experience and deep connectivity to the media and technology ecosystem in service of its portfolio companies. Investments have included Action Network, Barstool Sports, Cars & Bids, Collectors, Crunchyroll, Epic Gardening, MeatEater, Oura, Premier Lacrosse League, Scopely, Hello Sunshine, and more. Learn more at https://tcg.co/.
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