M&A Deal Summary

NBC Sports Acquires EZLinks

On November 20, 2019, NBC Sports acquired internet software and services company EZLinks from Providence Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NBC Sports’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is NBC Sports’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is NBC Sports’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-11-20
Target EZLinks
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) NBC Sports
Sellers(s) Providence Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

EZLinks

Chicago, Illinois, United States
EZLinks is a software and service suite tailored for golf and includes: tee sheet, point of sale, 24/7 reservation center, online booking engines, marketing services, 24/7 support. EZLinks was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

NBC Sports

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

NBC Sports is a programming division of the broadcast network NBC. The division is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels. Stamford, Connecticut. NBC Sports Group was founded in 1939 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Providence Equity Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 36.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 77 of 102
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 8 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 33 of 41
State: Illinois M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 50 of 69
Year: 2019 M&A 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-18 n2y

Huron, Ohio, United States

n2y is a developer of education curricula and teaching materials for K-12 students with special needs. n2y offers its products to teachers and school administrators through a cloud-based subscription platform. n2y’s core products include Unique Learning System, a standards-based curriculum program designed specifically for students with special needs; news-2-you, a weekly current events newspaper; and SymbolStix, a symbol-based language used in learning materials. n2y was founded in 1997 and is based in Huron, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 SnapApp

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

SnapApp is an interactive content creation platform that enables marketers to boost results by 2-3x across all their existing marketing programs. SnapApp, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

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