Award-winning entertainment producer, financier, and registered investment advisor brings four decades of cross-industry expertise to the Los Angeles-based boutique investment bank. Fluential Partners, LLC, a leading Los Angeles–based boutique investment bank, today announced that Kip Konwiser has joined the firm as Managing Director, where he will focus on M&A and capital formation across entertainment, media, technology, and related sectors. Konwiser brings a rare convergen

We are very excited to announce that Fluential Partners is launching a dedicated Power & Renewables practice. Over the past year, we've found ourselves advising on ~$400M in renewable project financings — utility-scale solar + BESS, residential solar platforms, and EV electrification. These are complex capital structures in an increasingly difficult financing environment: shifting tax credit rules, tariff uncertainty, rising construction costs, and a more selective lending ma

Fluential Partners is pleased to share that Eric Golden was named Investment Banker of the Year at the 2025 M&A Awards presented by ACG Los Angeles and The Los Angeles Business Journal. Read more here.

Fluential served as exclusive financial advisor to Vino Vault for the transaction. Founded in 2020 by a team from Iron Mountain, Vino Vault was launched to provide best-in-class storage and related services to wine collectors across the U.S. From 2021 to 2024, the company acquired eight storage facilities in California, New York, Texas and Colorado, as well as a wine shipping and logistics provider and a wine advisory practice.  The company was acquired by Uovo, the premier

Fluential Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Varni Brothers on the sale. Refresco acquires US beverage manufacturer VBC Bottling Company

Fluential Partners served as exclusive advisor to USAopoly on the financing. Gibraltar Provides $13MM to Custom Game Manufacturer USAopoly

Fluential Partners served as exclusive advisor to Vino Vault on the equity financing. With the mission of becoming the nation’s leading wine storage and services provider, Vino Vault will utilize the capital injection to continue geographic expansion

Fluential Partners is proud to have served as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Thinkwell Group on its acquisition by Tait. Deal Positions TAIT as the Most Comprehensive End-to-End Developer of Entertainment and Experiences