Investment Summary

KKR Invests In PlayOn! Sports

On April 26, 2022, private equity firm KKR invested in digital media company PlayOn! Sports

Investment Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 8th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is KKR’s 182nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is KKR’s 7th transaction in Georgia.

Investment Summary
Date 2022-04-26
Target PlayOn! Sports
Sector Digital Media
Investor(s) KKR
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (Legal)

Target

PlayOn! Sports

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
PlayOn! Sports is a privately held company operates as a high school sports media company. PlayOn! Sports was founded in 2008 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Investor

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 426 of 483
Sector (Digital Media) 8 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 72 of 78
State (Georgia) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 182 of 210
Year (2022) 6 of 27
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