M&A Deal Summary

Playmaker Acquires The Sports Drop

On May 4, 2022, Playmaker acquired media company The Sports Drop

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Playmaker’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Playmaker’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Playmaker’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-04
Target The Sports Drop
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Playmaker
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Sports Drop

Miami, Florida, United States
The Sports Drop is a sports media company that focuses on NFL, NBA, MLB, and collegiate sports coverage. The Sports Drop was founded in 2015 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Playmaker

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Media
Employees69
DESCRIPTION

Playmaker is a digital sports media company that lives at the intersection of sports, gambling, media, and technology. Playmaker is building a collection of premier sports media brands, curated to deliver highly engaged audiences of sports fans to sports betting companies, leagues, teams, and advertisers. Playmaker is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 11
State (Florida) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2022) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-05 Futmarketing

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Futmarketing is a digital marketing company specializing in journalistic content strategies in the soccer sphere. Futmarketing is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Buy $4M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-05 World Soccer Talk

Miami, Florida, United States

World Soccer Talk is a soccer-focused media business that provides breaking news, deep analysis, and need-to-know broadcast and streaming information related to soccer events, leagues, and clubs globally. World Soccer Talk was formed in 2005 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Buy $1M