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Excel Sports Gets Creative With Game Seven Acquisition
In a move to boost its internal brand marketing division, sports agency Excel Sports Management has acquired Game Seven, a creative and experiential marketing…
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Record Inflation, Rising Interest Rates Slows Non-Team-Related Sports M&A
Last month, the Federal Reserve approved the biggest interest rate increase since 2000 in an attempt to curb 40-year-high inflation, and six more similarly sized bumps…
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Collectors Universe Buys Card Sales Data Start-Up Card Ladder
Collectibles grading giant Collectors Universe is buying Card Ladder, a sports card price and data company. The deal, being announced later today, is the second…
Slinger Buys PlaySight, Eyes Market for Tennis Training Tech
Sports equipment and tech company Slinger has agreed to acquire video capture and analysis firm PlaySight Interactive as it builds a multilevel subscription…
Excel Sports Acquires Block Six to Address Data Analytics Needs
Excel Sports Management, which represents golfer Tiger Woods and MLB legend Derek Jeter, has acquired data insights and partnership valuation company Block Six…
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Genius Sports to Acquire Spirable, Growing Ad Tech Offering
Genius Sports, the sports data company looking to expand its relationships with leagues, bookmakers and media outlets, has agreed to acquire advertising tech startup…
Barstool Owner Ignores Net Gaming Revenues in $2B Score Purchase
Penn National Gaming recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Score Media and Gaming for around $2 billion ($34/share, +87% premium to…
Golden Age of Sports M&A to Take Place Over Next 24 Months
The first half of 2021 was particularly active for sports-related mergers and acquisitions. There were at least 10 deals announced within the sports betting and…
Buchwald Expands Into Sports With CSE Agency Deal
The Buchwald talent agency is expanding into the sports realm through a partnership with CSE, Sportico sister publication Variety reports. The goal is to blend…
Exec Search Firm ZRG Makes Inroads Into Sports With Turnkey Deal
Executive search firm ZRG is moving into sports and entertainment to start 2021, acquiring the firm Turnkey Search, a 25-year veteran in the sports industry. Human…
Endeavor Invests in Bill Duffy’s BDA Sports Management
Endeavor has made an investment in BDA Sports Management, a deal that will bring BDA chief Bill Duffy into the WME Sports fold as a strategic advisor, Sportico’s sister…
FanDuel Valued at $11.22 Billion as Flutter Accelerates Investment
Gambling giant Flutter is buying another 37.2% of FanDuel for $4.18 billion, a deal that accelerates a previously determined investment timeline and values the…
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