M&A Deal Summary

Gatemore Capital Management Acquires GSE Worldwide

On February 6, 2019, hedge fund Gatemore Capital Management acquired media company GSE Worldwide from TLA Worldwide

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gatemore Capital Management’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Gatemore Capital Management’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gatemore Capital Management’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-06
Target GSE Worldwide
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Gatemore Capital Management
Sellers(s) TLA Worldwide
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

GSE Worldwide

New York, New York, United States
GSE Worldwide is an athlete representation and sports management and marketing business with a full-service offering to baseball, broadcasting, coaching, endorsement, golf and tennis talent, as well as media and entertainment personalities and brand consulting, activation and management. GSE Worldwide is based in New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Gatemore is an independent multi-asset investment firm. Gatemore's flagship fund is a diversified portfolio that can invest in a variety of strategies and is unconstrained by geography, size or brand. Gatemore's activist strategy fund focuses on engaging with listed companies with “good” businesses which may be undervalued due to corporate governance or strategy issues. Gatemore Capital Management was established in 2005 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 DX Group

Datchet, United Kingdom

DX Group provides parcel, freight, secure courier, and logistics services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company operates through two segments, DX Freight and DX Express. DX Group was founded in 1975 and is based in Datchet, the United Kingdom.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TLA Worldwide

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Media
Employees24
Revenue 44M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

TLA Worldwide Plc is a sports marketing firm with a primary focus on the sport of baseball, golf, broadcasting and coaching.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-19 Elite Sports Properties Holdings Pty

Richmond, Australia

Elite Sports Properties Holdings Pty Ltd. is a provider of talent athlete management and sports marketing company.

Buy AU$26M