Law 360 M&A

MARCH 18, 2024

The National Women's Soccer League's Seattle Reign FC will fall under new ownership as a group including men's soccer franchise Seattle Sounders FC and private equity giant Carlyle announced plans to buy the women's team in a deal that values it at $58 million.

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Benzinga

APRIL 23, 2024

Last month, JD Sports anticipated a boost in the lackluster market from the Euro soccer championships, the Paris Olympics, and new styles of trainers and tracksuits featuring brands like Nike, Inc. Hibbett announced a definitive agreement in which JD Sports Fashion PLC (OTC: JDSPY ) will acquire Hibbett for $87.50 NYSE: NKE ), Adidas.

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Benzinga

APRIL 22, 2024

DUBLIN, Ireland and MILAN, Italy, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brera Holdings PLC ("Brera Holdings," "Brera" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BREA ) has been asked to respond to several third-party publications that have reported on Brera's efforts to acquire a top-level Italian professional football (soccer) team.

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Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Arctos Partners announced Thursday that it has snagged a minority stake in French football club Paris Saint-Germain as part of a partnership with club owner Qatar Sports Investments, led by DLA Piper LLP, in a deal that a person familiar with the matter confirmed values the team at more than €4 billion ($4.32 billion).

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NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The Glazer family has hired advisers to weigh its options for the multibillion-dollar soccer club, which it has owned since 2005.

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NYT M&A

MAY 25, 2022

Britain’s government has cleared the sale of the Premier League soccer team. But to win approval, the new owners had to agree to a set of unusual conditions.

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NYT M&A

MAY 7, 2022

billion for the soccer club, the highest price ever paid for a sports team. A consortium led by Todd Boehly, a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will pay $3.1

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Law 360 M&A

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Reddit is planning an IPO later this year, Qatari investors plan to bid on soccer club Manchester United, and supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons plan to sell stores in hopes of easing antitrust concerns over their proposed merger. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other deal rumors from the past week that you need to be aware of.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 11, 2023

Spanish soccer giant FC Barcelona and special-purpose acquisition company Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. on Friday announced a merger that will list FC's digital content creator Barca Media at an estimated $1 billion valuation, guided by four law firms.

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Mogin Rubin M&A

MARCH 14, 2023

Court of Appeals revived an antitrust lawsuit brought by Relevant Sports LLC (“Relevant”), a soccer promoter, against FIFA and the United States Soccer Federation (the “USSF”). Photo by Nathan Rogers on Unsplash On March 7, 2023, the Second Circuit U.S.

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Benzinga

MARCH 25, 2024

Brera's management team, in consultation with its newly assembled all-star advisory board, has been leveraging their sports and financial industry relationships to further Brera's goal of becoming the world's top publicly-listed multi-club ownership ("MCO") company for football (American soccer).

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

NASDAQ: AAPL ) is interested in buying the soccer team. What Happened: Manchester United had announced that the soccer team’s owners are weighing a potential sale and said it was commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a new investment.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 4, 2023

The San Francisco Bay Area is getting a professional women's soccer team, spearheaded by four legendary players and an ownership group from Latham & Watkins LLP-led global firm Sixth Street, which is investing $125 million into the National Women's Soccer League club, according to details released Tuesday.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 27, 2022

Cerberus reportedly plans to sell its Haya Real Estate division, New York Mayor Eric Adams reportedly plans to back a new soccer stadium project, and National Bank of Greece is reportedly in talks with Real Estate Development & Services for a potential refinance of a roughly $36.7 million loan the developer holds.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A major shareholder in West Ham United Football Club said Tuesday that she is weighing selling a stake in the Premier League soccer team, potentially offering circling international investors a chance to buy a slice in the top-tier London club.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Everton FC was hit with a 10-point season deduction for failing to generate enough revenue as required by the Premier League's financial rules, according to a league statement Friday, in a decision that puts the English soccer club in danger of relegation to a lower division.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

English Premier League soccer team Manchester United, guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, has said it is exploring strategic alternatives — including a potential sale — in an announcement that comes on the heels of a flurry of deal-making activity for elite English soccer clubs, which have become appetizing propositions for investors, including U.S.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

After failing to qualify in 2018, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team went over 3,000 days between World Cup matches. After returning to the World Cup stage this year, the U.S. team notched draws against Wales and England, meaning that the U.S. will advance to the knockout stages if they win against Iran.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sports.com is determined to expand globally, targeting high-energy sports such as soccer, motor racing (in all forms), football, baseball, basketball, MMA, boxing, cricket, golf, field and ice hockey, and tennis at the grassroots level. The Company previously announced plans for club acquisition, sponsorship, and media partnership programs.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 25, 2022

private equity financier, putting the soccer club on firm legal ground after its Russian oligarch owner was sanctioned. The British government has approved a buyout offer of £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) for Chelsea Football Club from a U.S.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 17, 2022

The world’s richest person created a stir in the sports world when he tweeted that he would be buying one of the most valuable and recognizable soccer teams in the world. What Happened: Tesla Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk suggested on Twitter Inc.

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Benzinga

JUNE 28, 2023

Expanding Agency Business According to Reuters, Britain-based Imagen, which owns the Screenocean video distribution platform, operates digital content libraries for sports, media, and business companies including Premier League soccer and Major League Baseball. Imagen will become a part of the Reuters News division.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 30, 2023

English Premier League soccer club Manchester United PLC has seen its commercial revenue increase by 22% while posting net profits of £6.3 million ($7.8 million), but there has been a steep decrease in broadcasting and matchday numbers, according to 2023 fiscal second-quarter results the organization released Thursday.

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Internal Audit 360

DECEMBER 22, 2022

One of our top articles capitalized on Soccer’s popularity in the glow of the World Cup. A glance at the title of “ What Soccer Can Teach Us About Internal Audit and Corporate Governance ,” might give rise to expectations of a gimmicky article that stretches to compare two unrelated things.

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Viking Mergers

JULY 28, 2022

While earning his Accounting degree, Ian played for the Belmont men’s soccer team throughout his college career. When graduation arrived, Ian faced a choice: continue on the path toward a professional soccer career or become an accountant. After growing up all over the US, Ian enrolled at Belmont University, right here in Nashville.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Act Global has close to 300 certified fields installed and holds soccer (FIFA), hockey (FIH) and rugby (WR) certifications. is a market leader in the fast-growing padel market, targeting further growth in soccer, hockey and other segments. Through this acquisition, B.I.G. No financial details are disclosed on the transaction.

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Law 360 M&A

JUNE 1, 2022

RedBird Capital Partners, advised by Gibson Dunn, plans to buy AC Milan from Davis Polk-led Elliott Advisors UK in a deal that values the Italian soccer club, which recently won a major competition in Italy, at €1.2 billion ($1.28 billion), the companies said Wednesday.

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The Mentor Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Think of a business or enterprise valuation as the circumference of a ball (soccer, basketball, etc.). The answer is yes. In fact, most business valuations are not all premised upon any specific asset values. All of the assets – current, IP and fixed – are inside the ball.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 25, 2023

It followed a decade or more of ever-rising prices for sports franchises around the world, from the Premier League (soccer) in the UK, to the IPL (cricket) and across professional sports in the US. There are a few European soccer teams that are publicly traded, but they all tend to be closely held, with light liquidity.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 4, 2024

That coincides with your son or daughter’s soccer games, throwing your work-life balance into disarray. It’s tax season and instead of a five-day workweek, your firm expects you to be in the office on Saturdays from 8 a.m. Poor management.

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Benzinga

MAY 10, 2022

as well as Major League Soccer (MLS), National Football League (NFL), half of the English Premier League (EPL) and multiple theaters across NYC's Broadway and London's West End. Visit www.seatgeek.com.

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NYT M&A

APRIL 22, 2024

With a proposed sale stalled seven months after it was announced, a financially strapped Premier League team is seeking a backup plan.

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NYT M&A

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The billion-dollar deal leaves the team’s unpopular owners, the Glazer family, in control of the club, but it delegates important responsibilities to their new partner.

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 21, 2023

Messi has already established himself as one of the best football/soccer players of all time, he’s earned over $1 billion, and he just won the World Cup. But I think another sports analogy is more apt: a banker moving to Dubai is like Lionel Messi leaving Paris Saint-Germain to join Inter Miami.

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Internal Audit 360

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They might take 20 minutes to drop the kids at soccer practice, but will still be checking on emails at 7:00 pm when they get back to ensure that things are running smoothly. Second, they are more in control of the workday, removed from inter-office gossip sessions and watercooler gab fests.

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Brian DeChesare

APRIL 10, 2024

billion sports/media/entertainment fund), Blue Owl (Dyal HomeCourt Partners), CVC (invested in the Women’s Tennis Association), Elliott Management (yes, more of a hedge fund, but they took over AC Milan after a debt default), and Sixth Street (National Women’s Soccer League, San Antonio Spurs, Real Madrid, etc.).

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NYT M&A

JUNE 20, 2023

billion fund was established when Roman Abramovich was forced to sell the club, but the fund’s head says a “bureaucratic quagmire” has kept the money frozen.

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