M&A Deal Summary

RedBird Capital Partners Acquires Toulouse Football Club

On May 22, 2020, private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners acquired leisure company Toulouse Football Club

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RedBird Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is RedBird Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-05-22
Target Toulouse Football Club
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) RedBird Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Toulouse Football Club

Toulouse, France
SASP Toulouse Football Club evolves in the elite of French football, the Ligue 1. TFC governs all the sporting, economic and social activities of the professional football club of the city of Toulouse. The club has experienced an exceptional sporting ascent during the last ten seasons: two successive climbs, a title of French League Champion 2, two European qualifications, a preliminary round of Champions' league, a Gambardella cup, two semi-finals of National Cups and eight seasons in Ligue 1. Toulouse Football Club was formed in 1937 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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Buyer

RedBird Capital Partners

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2014
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RedBird Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented companies in the business services, financial services, sports/leisure/hospitality, and media/entertainment sectors. RedBird will consider opportunities throughout North America and has a particular interest in businesses at an inflection point with proven business models, strong management, and little debt. RedBird Capital Partners was formed in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 44
Sector: Leisure M&A 1 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 13
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-02 On Location

New York, New York, United States

On Location is a media service provider specializes in custom domestic and international event and hospitality experiences in the worlds of sports and entertainment. On Location was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Sell $650M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-15 Main Event

Plano, Texas, United States

Main Event is a family entertainment brand that offers a unique Eat.Bowl.Play experience featuring state-of-the-art bowling, multi-level laser tag, thrilling high ropes adventure courses, captivating game rooms featuring the latest video and amusement, stylish billiards, energetic bars, and high-quality restaurants. In addition to providing free wi-fi, guests rave about the superior value of activities including happy hour specials, combination deals, and birthday, private, and corporate parties/events. Main Event was founded in 1998 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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