Kip Konwiser Joins Fluential Partners as Managing Director

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 convergence of creative, financial, and operational expertise spanning film, television, documentary, music, live events, and new media, alongside deep experience in M&A, capital formation, and registered investment advisory. A multi-Emmy Award–winner and PGA Producer of the Year, he holds an MFA from USC and a Series 65 license. His producing credits alongside partners including Quincy Jones, Michael Bloomberg, Peter Guber, Whoopi Goldberg, Magic Johnson, David Falk, Thomas Tull, Dr. Dre, and Oliver Stone reflect the trust and access he brings to every engagement.

At Fluential Partners, Konwiser will focus on capital formation and M&A advisory across entertainment, media, technology, and adjacent sectors — bringing an extensive network of institutional, strategic, and family office relationships to the firm’s middle-market client base.

“Kip is exactly the kind of multi-dimensional dealmaker we built Fluential Partners to bring together. His four decades at the intersection of entertainment, finance, and business — and the relationships he has built across all of them — make him an exceptional addition to our team.”

“The alignment of resources and values with the Fluential team represents a remarkable opportunity to collaborate not only with industry-leading dealmakers, but with first-class humans. Fluential’s philosophy of deep client partnership, integrity in every transaction, and direct involvement from mandate to close mirrors how I have approached my career across entertainment and finance. I look forward to bringing both worlds together in service of our clients.”

About Fluential Partners

Fluential Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles–based boutique investment bank advising middle-market businesses on M&A, growth equity, and debt financing, with transaction sizes typically ranging from $10M to $250M. Securities products and investment banking services are offered through BA Securities, LLC, Four Tower Bridge, 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. Member FINRA and SIPC. Fluential Partners, LLC and BA Securities, LLC are separate, unaffiliated entities.

About Kip Konwiser / KBMI

Kip Konwiser is an award-winning entertainment producer, director, and investment executive with over four decades of experience across film, television, documentary, music, live events, and new media. He holds an MFA from USC, a BA from Syracuse University, and a FINRA Series 65 license. He operates through Konwiser Brothers Media Inc. alongside his brother Kern Konwiser and serves clients at the intersection of entertainment, capital markets, and strategic advisory.