Aaron Kless, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, speaks with Mergers & Acquisitions about sector-level dynamics shaping the 2026 M&A landscape, with a focus on media and entertainment. He discusses how content-linked businesses are emerging from recent industry disruptions with stronger balance sheets, recurring contracted cash flows, and increasing financing flexibility. Aaron also highlights opportunities for private credit to support growth, liquidity, and consolidation across service providers, studios, and post-production firms as distribution and monetization models continue to evolve.