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Fireline Corporation Acquired by Encore Fire Protection

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

Encore serves customers in commercial real estate, education, healthcare, hospitality & entertainment, manufacturing, multi-unit residential, municipal, and retail end markets. Encore Fire Protection Encore started in 1983 and offers full-service fire protection services to businesses from Northern Maine to Virginia.

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Sports Private Equity: Bright Spot in a Troubled PE Landscape or an Emerging Bubble?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Others with a broader “entertainment” focus include Atairos, Causeway, The Chernin Group, Elysian Park (more of a VC), Fiume Capital, and Zelnick Media. Larger, Diversified Funds That Also Invest in Sports As sports investing became more popular, many firms with a traditional TMT or media/entertainment focus also got involved.

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Cooley’s 2023 Tech M&A Year in Review: An AI-Generated Glass Half Full

Cooley M&A

For example, the CMA required concessions from Microsoft for the Activism deal – in particular, Microsoft agreed to transfer the cloud streaming licensing rights for all current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft Entertainment, a rival game publisher in France.

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