Kevin Rea is a co-founder and Senior Managing Partner at Virtu Global Advisors with nearly 20 years of experience in Media & Entertainment. Kevin has engaged in an array of projects spanning various sub-sectors within the industry, including film and television production & distribution, music, video games, sports, and literary rights. His expertise has been instrumental in various transaction and financial advisory capacities, encompassing fairness and solvency opinions, buy-/sell-side advisory, tangible/intangible asset valuations, litigation support, restructuring support, business plan development, and strategic planning. Kevin collaborates closely with operators, lenders, and investors in the Media & Entertainment sector, helping them to design strategies, conduct due diligence, execute transactions, and understand value amidst ever-changing capital markets and industry dynamics.
After graduating from college and departing his home state of Texas to explore opportunities beyond the oil & gas industry, Kevin commenced his career in the Manufacturing audit practice at Deloitte’s Los Angeles office in 2003. A year after receiving his CPA license, Kevin embarked on a new journey with The Salter Group in 2007, delving deep into the financial side of Media & Entertainment. During his tenure at The Salter Group, Kevin oversaw and managed numerous Media & Entertainment financial and strategic advisory engagements. His journey down this path continued when he joined FTI Consulting in 2012 following their acquisition of The Salter Group where Kevin served as a Senior Managing Director and co-leader of the global Valuation and Financial Advisory Services practice until co-founding Virtu Global Advisors in 2023.
Kevin holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting, as well as an M.S. in Accounting from Trinity University. He is a certified public accountant (inactive).
Outside of his professional endeavors, Kevin relishes spending time with his wife and three daughters, engaging in physical activities, and eagerly seeking opportunities to play Friday rounds of golf.