Investment Summary

Live Nation Invests In C3 Presents

On December 19, 2014, Live Nation invested in leisure company C3 Presents from Raine

Investment Highlights
  • This is Live Nation’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Live Nation’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Live Nation’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2014-12-19
Target C3 Presents
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) Live Nation
Sellers(s) Raine
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

C3 Presents

Austin, Texas, United States
C3 Presents, LLC produces, books, and markets live experiences, concerts, events, and music shows and festivals in the United States.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Live Nation

Beverly Hills, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Media
Employees14,700
Revenue 22.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Live Nation is a live entertainment company. Live Nation produces live music concerts; owns, operates, has exclusive booking rights for or has an equity interest in 148 venues, including House of Blues music venues and locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, the Hollywood Palladium, the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and The O2 Dublin; provides ticketing sales and marketing services; and provides artist management services. Live Nation was formed in 2005 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 44
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 17
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-24 Voodoo Music Experience

Austin, Texas, United States

Voodoo Music Experience LLC (Voodoo Music & Arts Experience) is a provider of music festival it has hosted a wide range of artists from Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers to Neil Young and Skrillex.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-05 Stureplansgruppen Live AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Stureplansgruppen Live AB is a concert promotor who operates one of the country’s most popular festivals in the Nordic Region.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Raine

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Merchant Bank
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Raine Group is a global merchant bank focused on advising and investing in businesses operating in the digital, media & entertainment and sports & lifestyle sectors. Raine's investment arm looks to invest $5 to $80 million per transaction. The Raine Group was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-27 Olo

New York, New York, United States

Olo provides a mobile, tablet, and PC based platform that gives consumers a faster, more accurate customer experience for ordering takeout, enabling diners to “Skip the Line®” by ordering and paying via website or branded apps prior to arriving at a restaurant or eating venue. Olo was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-15 Jagex

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jagex is a video game developer and publisher focused on creating a deep and engaging living game on PC and mobile. Its flagship RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds, and community-focused development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Jagex was founded in 2000 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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