Owners Box: Club Member Newsletter - December 15th
Jason Lohe joins FanClub as President, NHL open up to private equity, Endeavor makes a minor league baseball splash, and the Denver Broncos move closer to a sale
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Highlights:
FanClub Sports Appoints Sports M&A Veteran Jason Lohe as President
Genius Sports, Canadian Football League Ink Equity-for-Tech Pact
NHL Allows Private Equity Funding, Wild and Lightning Jump In
NHL Team Values 2021: New York Rangers Become Hockey’s First $2 Billion Team
Review puts investment in English soccer under the microscope
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Recent Sports M&A News and Developments
FanClub Sports Appoints Sports M&A Veteran Jason Lohe as President - yahoo!finance - December 14th, 2021
FanClub Sports is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Lohe as President of its high-growth sports fintech and blockchain startup. Jason will lead FanClub's efforts in securing minority stakes in sports teams and structuring retail transactions for clubs across North American major leagues, European football, and other professional teams across the planet.
NFL Selling Fresh $275 Million Debt, Rolling Billions More - yahoo!sports - December 10th, 2021
The National Football League is selling $275 million in debt to pay off some existing obligations, provide working capital and fund general corporate purposes. The league is also rolling over two maturing credit facilities into a new, five-year entity holding $3.178 billion in debt.
NHL Allows Private Equity Funding, Wild and Lightning Jump In - Front Office Sports - December 10th, 2021
The NHL became the latest league to allow private equity firms to invest in teams — and two have already jumped at the opportunity.
Arctos Sports Partners is set to buy stakes in the Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning after the NHL’s board of governors voted Thursday to change its rules to allow for institutional investors.
Genius Sports, Canadian Football League Ink Equity-for-Tech Pact - yahoo!sports - December 10th, 2021
Genius Sports is receiving equity in the Canadian Football League as part of a wider data and technology partnership aimed at growing the CFL’s presence globally.
Under the strategic partnership, which starts in January, Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI) will provide the CFL with its full suite of offerings. That includes data services for sportsbooks, but also analytics platforms for coaches and front offices, marketing services, some international streaming rights, and data-capture via Second Spectrum cameras.
Endeavor To Buy 9 Minor League Baseball Teams - Front Office Sports - December 8th, 2021
UFC parent Endeavor announced on Wednesday plans to acquire nine minor league baseball teams through the creation of a new organization, Diamond Baseball Holdings.
The announcement comes after reports in October that Endeavor and Silver Lake were interested in acquiring a group of minor league teams — despite each team losing an estimated $5 million last year.
Review puts investment in English soccer under the microscope - Pitchbook - December 6th, 2021
A fan-led review, commissioned by the UK government, is calling for a regulatory overhaul of English soccer, potentially impacting the appeal of future private equity investments into clubs.
The review, chaired by former sports minister Tracey Crouch in consultation with fan groups, recommends the establishment of a so-called Independent Regulator for English Football that would not only oversee financial regulation but also assess who can be an owner, or a director, of soccer clubs.
Coyotes deny rumor of sale, relocation to Houston - theScore - December 2nd, 2021
The Arizona Coyotes affirmed their desire to remain in the desert after rumors circulated Thursday that the club is up for sale with a plan to relocate to Houston.
"This is false. Totally false. We're not selling. We're not moving. The Coyotes are 100% committed to playing in Arizona," the team said, per ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman denied the relocation report as well, calling it "completely false," according to Craig Morgan of Phoenix Sports.
Breaking: Denver Broncos Moving Closer To Being Sold - Sports Illustrated - December 2nd, 2021
With only 32 NFL franchises and many of them passed down through families over generations, very few ever go up for sale. But one iconic NFL franchise is reportedly on the verge of being sold.
According to Sportico, the Denver Broncos have been meeting with “sell-side bankers” – a move that usually corresponds to a team preparing to sell. With a valuation of around $3.8 billion, their sale would almost assuredly fetch the highest price ever paid for an NFL franchise.
The Broncos were owned by Pat Bowlen from 1984 until his passing in 2019. Since then, the team has been in control of the trust, but the long-term future of the ownership is unclear.
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