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

Mergers and Inquisitions

This happened for a few reasons: 1) Soaring Valuations – Many sources say that sports team valuations “outperformed” the S&P 500 over the past 20 years, which is a polite way of saying that many teams are now valued at extremely high multiples. only a handful a decade ago). Examples include Ares (now with a $3.7

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

Cooley M&A

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023.

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