M&A Deal Summary

The Tornante Company Acquires Portsmouth Football Club

On August 3, 2017, venture capital firm The Tornante Company acquired business services company Portsmouth Football Club

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Tornante Company’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is The Tornante Company’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-03
Target Portsmouth Football Club
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) The Tornante Company
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Gateley
Verisona Law (Legal)

Target

Portsmouth Football Club

Hampshire, United Kingdom
Portsmouth Football Club owns and operates a professional football club. Portsmouth Football Club was founded in 1898 and is based in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

The Tornante Company

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 2005
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

The Tornante Company is the private investment vehicle for Michael Eisner, former Chairman & CEO of Walt Disney. The Tornante Company focuses on investments in the media and entertainment sectors. The Tornante Company was formed in 2005 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-24 Rad

New York, New York, United States

Rad is redefining the global streaming for the modern era with NFTs, on-demand, live events, and TV featuring the biggest content creators and studios in the world; all powered by future foundational technologies like blockchain and XR. Discover the best in Music, Movies & TV, Comedy, Sports, Gaming and more or on demand, live, 180°, 360°, 3D content and NFT collectibles (non-fungible tokens). Rad was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-28 TaskRabbit

San Francisco, California, United States

TaskRabbit, Inc. is an online and mobile marketplace that allows users to outsource small jobs and tasks to others in their neighborhood. TaskRabbit was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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