Sports

European sports focus with motor sport and soccer in vogue; How French political woes will affect dealmaking

One of the most visible areas of private equity interest in European sports has been in motor racing, which has seen a steady number of deals.

Mark Cuban outlines investment strategy for Harbinger Sports Partners in an exclusive Q&A with PE Hub; PEI Group’s Private Markets 2030 to debut next week

Mark Cuban shares his sports investment strategy in an exclusive Q&A with PE Hub reporter Rafael Canton; a preview Private Markets 2030, a project we’re working on at PEI Group that will debut next week.

Silver Lake, PIF, Affinity to acquire Electronic Arts in $55bn take-private deal; Leonard Green, Butterfly, GTCR, Incline look to single-asset CVs

Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners in an all-cash take-private transaction valued at approximately $55 billion; GPs are turning to single-asset continuation vehicles not just for assets they can’t sell right now but even for "crown jewels."

TSCP, Roark bet on recession-resistant food and beverage franchises; Sixth Street takes minority stake in NFL’s New England Patriots

Highlighting the recession-resistant food and beverage franchise segment which has seen a flurry of deals over the past few months; Dean Metropoulos and family, and Sixth Street agree to acquire minority stakes in the New England Patriots of the National Football League; Atlas Holdings enters into an agreement to buy ODP Corporation in a deal that values ODP at approximately $1 billion.