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…
Sports equipment and tech company Slinger has agreed to acquire video capture and analysis firm PlaySight Interactive as it builds a multilevel subscription offering…
Excel Sports Management, which represents golfer Tiger Woods and MLB legend Derek Jeter, has acquired data insights and partnership valuation company Block Six…
Genius Sports, the sports data company looking to expand its relationships with leagues, bookmakers and media outlets, has agreed to acquire advertising tech startup…
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…
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 data…
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…
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 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…
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 gaming…
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Callaway Golf Co. (ELY) intends to purchase the 86% of Topgolf Entertainment Group it does not already own at a valuation…
The coronavirus outbreak resulted in North American M&A deal value declining -75% YoY during the first half of 2020. Activity picked up again in the third quarter…
