M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-04-16 |
| Target | Professional Bull Riders |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Endeavor |
| Sellers(s) | Spire Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution, and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings. Endeavor was incorporated in 1898 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 13 |
| Sector (Media) | 3 of 6 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 5 of 9 |
| State (Colorado) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 11 |
| Year (2015) | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-14 |
Artist Voice Pty
Sydney, Australia Artist Voice Pty Ltd. is a music booking agency. Artist Voice was formed in 2010 and is based in Sydney, Australia. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-11 |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC is a global sports brand focused on mixed martial arts events. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world, broadcast in over 156 countries and territories, to nearly 1.1 billion television households worldwide, in 29 different languages. UFC capitalizes on digital distribution platforms via its wholly-owned subscription over-the-top service, FIGHT PASS, delivering exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the globe. |
Buy | $4.0B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 900M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Spire Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout investments in mid-sized information services, media, communications, and business service companies. The Firm looks for cash-flow positive, US-based businesses with high barriers to entry. Spire seeks to commit $15 to $125 million of equity per transaction and has an investment horizon of three to seven years. Spire Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 27 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 15 of 19 |
| State (Colorado) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 17 of 26 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-26 |
Trax Group
Irving, Texas, United States Trax Group provides software-enabled transportation spend management solutions to large, global enterprises. The Company’s solutions help clients optimize transportation spend and achieve significant cost savings through freight bill audit and payment, improved supply chain visibility, and better collaboration with shippers. Trax Group was founded in 1993 and is based in Irving, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-06 |
Carpathia Hosting
Ashburn, Virginia, United States Carpathia Hosting, Inc. is a hybrid cloud services and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider offering a high level of security and compliance solutions to sophisticated enterprise customers and federal agencies. |
Sell | $326M |
