Endeavor’s UFC Buyout, Improved Market May Bode Well for IPO
Back on March 31, Endeavor Group Holdings filed an S-1 with the SEC that indicated the company had entered into an agreement to buy the 49.9% of UFC it does not own, as…
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Sports SPACs Find Few Fans as Investors Shun Announced Deals
Suddenly, no one likes SPACs. Special purpose acquisition companies with pending deals are finding investor support has largely dried up. There are 26 sports-related…
SPACs Draw SEC Scrutiny as Celebrities and Sponsors Worry Staff
The boom in new special purpose acquisition company filings has nearly ground to a standstill in recent days, as regulator statements on the red-hot SPAC market are…
Marc Lasry, Jill Ellis on Topps Board as Michael Eisner Strikes SPAC Deal
Card collectors have been bidding up Topps cards to record heights over the past year. Now, Michael Eisner and hedge fund manager Jason Mudrick are planning to allow…
Endeavor Raising $1.75 Billion to Buy Rest of UFC as Musk Joins Board
Endeavor Group Holdings is buying up the rest of Ultimate Fighting Championship as part of its bid to go public, according to the preliminary prospectus filed by…
Bronfman, Bewkes and Fubo Executives Form Sports and Media SPAC
Less than a year after taking streaming TV network Fubo public, executives leading the business have formed a separate SPAC that echoes the business strategy of Fubo—a…
Mario Andretti Wants SPAC to Build Brand as MLB, NBA Owners Hit Market
Indy car legend Mario Andretti and his racing son Michael want to raise $250 million in a special purpose acquisition company IPO to “focus on opportunities that can…
Fanatics Valuation Doubles to $12.8 Billion in Latest Funding
Fanatics has raised $320 million in a new funding round that values the world’s largest seller of licensed sports merchandise at $12.8 billion, according to someone…
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Endeavor Plans IPO as UFC, William Morris Parent Returns to Market
Endeavor Group Holdings, the entertainment conglomerate that owns Ultimate Fighting Championship, talent agencies IMG and William Morris, and produces content, including…
Eli Manning, LaDainian Tomlinson in $200 Million Consumer SPAC
Retired New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Chargers great LaDainian Tomlinson headline a group of business and sports figures in a new special purpose…
Li Ning, Sportswear Tycoon and Olympic Great, Forms Sports SPAC
Olympic great-turned-sportwear tycoon Li Ning has filed today for a special purpose acquisition company. The business, Trinity Acquisition, wants to raise $250 million…
Dodgers Co-Owner Boehly Sponsoring New Sports Real Estate SPAC
Fresh from inking an agreement to bring Sportradar public through his Horizon II special purpose acquisition company, Todd Boehly is sponsoring a new SPAC named Cain…
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