September 16, 2025
Willkie partner Steve Hurdle has been recognized as a nominee for “Dealmaker of the Year” at the Los Angeles Business Journal’s inaugural M&A Awards.
The awards, presented in partnership with ACG Los Angeles, honored Steve among the professionals credited with “shaping Southern California’s dealmaking landscape.”
Steve, a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and the Entertainment Transactions Practice, advises investors and companies on mergers and acquisitions, strategic relationships and joint ventures, and equity offerings at all stages. He has particular experience advising celebrities, entertainment companies and sources of capital in business formation, fundraising, investing, and business combination transactions.
Steve’s recent highlights include advising Create Music Group, a leading music and entertainment company, on its acquisition of indie music label Monstercat, as well as on a $165 million investment by Flexpoint Ford in June 2024. Steve also represented Media Capital Technologies in its partnership with filmmaker Eli Roth to launch The Horror Section, a new 360 media company and production studio, and advised Eva Longoria’s Hyphenate Media Group on its investment in GloNation Studios.
Read more about the Los Angeles Business Journal’s M&A Awards Deals and Dealmakers here.
The awards, presented in partnership with ACG Los Angeles, honored Steve among the professionals credited with “shaping Southern California’s dealmaking landscape.”
Steve, a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and the Entertainment Transactions Practice, advises investors and companies on mergers and acquisitions, strategic relationships and joint ventures, and equity offerings at all stages. He has particular experience advising celebrities, entertainment companies and sources of capital in business formation, fundraising, investing, and business combination transactions.
Steve’s recent highlights include advising Create Music Group, a leading music and entertainment company, on its acquisition of indie music label Monstercat, as well as on a $165 million investment by Flexpoint Ford in June 2024. Steve also represented Media Capital Technologies in its partnership with filmmaker Eli Roth to launch The Horror Section, a new 360 media company and production studio, and advised Eva Longoria’s Hyphenate Media Group on its investment in GloNation Studios.
Read more about the Los Angeles Business Journal’s M&A Awards Deals and Dealmakers here.
