Author: Temilayo Butler

Sherrese Clarke Soares is thinking big.

The founder and chief executive officer of HarbourView Equity Partners plans to build the investment firm she launched this month into a $20 billion asset manager by 2026. 

KKR and Blackstone among groups to have piled into sector as it booms in streaming era.

HarbourView Equity Partners, a global alternative asset manager focused on the media and entertainment space, has launched a $1 billion fund backed by buyout giant Apollo Global Management.

HarbourView will invest in assets and companies globally in entertainment and media over the next decade. The firm was started by Sherrese Clarke Soares, who was founder and CEO of Tempo Music Investments, a music catalogue investor launched in 2019.

“I’ve created HarbourView because I truly believe that content has the ability to amplify global perspectives and change the world,” said Clarke Soares.

Investment management titan Apollo is investing up to $1 billion in HarbourView – a new music rights and media content-focused firm run by Sherrese Clarke Soares, the former head of Tempo Music Investments.