M&A Deal Summary

Playmaker Acquires The Nation Network

On November 3, 2021, Playmaker acquired digital media company The Nation Network

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Playmaker’s 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Playmaker’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Playmaker’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-11-03
Target The Nation Network
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Playmaker
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Nation Network

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Nation Network is an online destination for independent NHL, MLB, and NBA coverage, including breaking news, analysis, fantasy projections, and betting info. The Nation Network’s content speaks for sports fans in the pub, the locker room, and the office. The Nation Network is based in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Buyer

Playmaker

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 2021
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 was founded in 2021 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector: Digital Media M&A 4 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 11
State: Alberta M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-01 Two-Up Digital

London, United Kingdom

Two-Up Digital provides technical solutions to the online gaming industry’s biggest brands, bringing best-in-class technology tools and in-depth knowledge and expertise of the market to clients including News International, BetGenius, William Hill, AtTheRaces, SkyBet, and Sporting Solutions. Two-Up Digital was founded in 2016 and is based in London, England.

Buy $6M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-04 SuperPoker

São Paulo, Brazil

SuperPoker provides a suite of online poker websites, social media pages, and online streaming services, producing an extensive library of high-quality video and editorial content for poker fans. SuperPoker is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Buy $4M