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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Regulations – Does the league allow private equity or other financial sponsor ownership? How many individuals can be team owners?

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Our List of 10 Private Equity Firms Investing in Software to Watch

Software Equity Group

For top private equity firms, there’s a lot to like about SaaS. Top Software Private Equity Firms Here is a select list of the most active PE investors in the SaaS and software industry over the past year (data taken from the SEG 2024 Annual SaaS Report ). The firm currently employs 31 professionals.

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Single Store Generalist Shops | Why the Era is Coming to an End with Cole Strandberg

Focus Investment Banking

I worked with the family business under the family’s ownership for three years and then with the private equity group who acquired and partnered with the family business as a platform for another three years. That valuation depending on how you look at it, boils down to 193% of sales or about 15 times EBITDA.

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Completing the Sale of a Technology Business: A Step-by-Step Summary

Solganick & Co.

Business Valuation: Understand and obtain a professional valuation or estimate to understand the worth of your technology business. Identify and reach out to potential buyers, which could be competitors, financial investors (private equity firms), or firms in adjacent sectors.

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Ivest’s Mini-Warner Bros Plan for CloudCo, Care Bears

The Deal

At first blush, Ivest Consumer Partners LLC might seem an unlikely buyer for CloudCo Entertainment, which owns the Care Bears and other properties that combine consumer intellectual property and content. There are very few pieces of IP that we would call multi-generational evergreen, classic brands. ” approach. “It’s

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What is a Term Sheet? Term Sheet Template and Negotiation for SaaS Businesses

Software Equity Group

Often similar to an indication of interest (IOI) or a letter of intent (LOI), a term sheet serves as a basis for initial negotiations on critical issues like the target company’s valuation and the structure of the prospective deal. If the document functions like an IOI, it may only provide a range of valuations.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

Amidst the miserable deal environment of the past few years, there has been one bright spot: sports private equity. Over two-thirds of NBA teams have a private equity connection or investment , and all major U.S. Table Of Contents Sports Private Equity Defined Why Did Private Equity Suddenly “Get Interested” in Sports?