Joe Tillman Bio

Joe is a Managing Director at Raine, where he leads the firm’s Private Capital Markets practice. He oversees direct private equity, private credit and hybrid capital raises for Raine’s advisory clients and portfolio companies. Additionally, he advises financial sponsors and investors on a range of private market financings. Joe’s expertise encompasses a variety of financing solutions, including growth capital, minority recapitalizations, acquisition financing, pre-IPO private placements and dividend recapitalizations. His transaction experience includes capital raises for Epic Games, Miami CF, Elvie, gamma., Park County, and Manchester United, as well as advisory engagements for prominent investors such as Apollo and BlackRock. Before joining Raine, Joe practiced law at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, specializing in private equity. Joe received a B.A. in finance from California State University San Bernardino, graduating with honors, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was a Senior Executive Editor of the NYU Law Review.