Firm Overview

Fortera Investment Group is a specialty investment firm providing structured capital solutions to the entertainment and media industry. We deploy principal capital through senior secured lending, hybrid instruments, and selective co-investments — with a core focus on tax credit-backed transactions and pre-sold distribution assets. Our platform is built for speed, reliability, and institutional rigor in a market where all three are rare.

We serve producers and operators who need reliable, fast capital with institutional terms. We serve accredited and institutional investors seeking risk-adjusted returns in an uncorrelated asset class. And we serve strategic partners who want a disciplined co-investment partner in entertainment finance.

We operate through direct origination, thesis-driven underwriting, and hands-on execution from term sheet to close. Every transaction is structured for capital preservation first and return optimization second.

Our Story

Entertainment and media is a nearly $3 trillion global industry with a growing demand for structured, institutional-grade capital. Film and television production alone generates billions in contractual cash flows annually through tax credit programs, pre-sale distribution agreements, and minimum guarantees — assets that are legislatively mandated or contractually committed, short-duration, and quantifiable.

Fortera was founded to serve this opportunity. We recognized that entertainment finance sits at the intersection of two things our team knows well: structured credit and media industry operations. Tax credits can be underwritten with the same rigor applied to any receivable. Pre-sale contracts can be collateralized and valued. Distribution guarantees carry the creditworthiness of the counterparty behind them. Our approach is grounded in treating these assets as a disciplined lending thesis – underwriting contractual value and collateral quality with the same analytical framework applied across structured credit.

We built Fortera as a principal capital platform that combines institutional structured finance with deep operational knowledge of how entertainment transactions work — from jurisdictional tax credit rules to production budget mechanics to distribution economics. We originate directly, underwrite with rigor, structure for downside protection, and fund with speed and certainty.

Our commitment is straightforward: to be the capital partner that producers and operators can rely on, and the investment platform that institutional and accredited investors can trust.

Meet the Team

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Abraham “Avi” Mirman

Chief Executive Officer

Abraham “Avi” Mirman is Chief Executive Officer of Fortera Investment Group. He has closed over $2 billion in transactions across a 30-year career in securities and investment banking, including leading a publicly traded company from a $3 million market cap to over $550 million. He holds a B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

George Tibil

Chief Operating Officer

George Tibil is Chief Operating Officer of Fortera Investment Group. Previously, he served as Vice President and Model Risk Team Lead at M&T Bank and as Asset Manager at PKB Privatbank. He holds an MS in Financial Mathematics and an MBA. He is FINRA-registered.

Ariella Fuchs

General Counsel

Ariella Fuchs is General Counsel of Fortera Investment Group. She has over 15 years of experience in corporate securities, M&A, and capital markets, including serving as General Counsel of a NYSE-listed company. She began her career at Dewey & LeBoeuf, White & Case, and Baker Botts. She holds a J.D. from New York Law School.

Rimil Sarkar

Investment Analyst – Strategic Research and Deal Evaluation

Shreya Panchal

Investment Analyst – Financial Modelling and Valuation

Dowon Song

Investment Analyst – Deal Intelligence and Capital Markets

Mission

To deliver structured capital solutions with discipline, speed, and certainty – creating aligned value for operators who need it, investors who trust it, and partners who share our standards.

Vision

To become the most trusted capital partner. The first call for operators who need a disciplined, fast-moving firm that closes with conviction, and the preferred platform for family offices and institutional investors seeking structured exposure to an asset class characterized by contractual cash flows and defined collateral.

Core Values

Discipline

Rigor over intuition. Every transaction follows the same structured diligence process – regardless of size, relationship, or timeline.

Alignment

Our capital sits alongside our investors’. When we structure a transaction, every party’s incentives point in the same direction.

Integrity

We say what we mean and we do what we say. Our word is our structure, and our structure is our reputation.

Accountability

We close when we commit. We deliver what we promise. Certainty is not a goal – it is a standard.

Stewardship

Every decision begins with a downside protection framework. We underwrite for risk mitigation first and return optimization second.

Differentiation

Our platform is engineered for fast, reliable execution, from term sheet through funded close – combining analytical rigor with a process designed to move decisively.

When we issue a term sheet, we fund – on time, on terms, as committed. Our process is designed so that by the time we issue terms, the analytical work is complete and the capital is ready to deploy.
Our capital is structured against hard, quantifiable assets – tax credits that are legislatively mandated, pre-sale contracts that are already executed, distribution agreements with guaranteed minimums. Downside is defined and structurally addressed before we deploy. This is asset-backed lending with institutional structure.
We work alongside our partners through production, post-production, and distribution to protect all parties’ interests and ensure transactions perform as structured. We provide more than capital — we provide structure, oversight, and a financial partner that understands the operational realities of the asset class.