The Raine Group
Raine Group closes new sports-centered fund at $760m
Raine Group, the strategic advisory and investment firm, has closed its newest fund Raine Partners IV, raising a total of $760m and bringing the firm's assets under management to almost $4bn
British billionaire Ratcliffe confirms interest in acquiring Manchester United
Ineos, the company owned by British businessman Jim Ratcliffe, has confirmed it has notified merchant bank Raine Group of its interest in buying Premier League club Manchester United
US-Australian investor Crest to lead $40m funding round for EASL
American-Australian investment company Crest Sports and Entertainment will be the lead investor in a new $40m (€38m) Series C fundraising round by nascent Asian basketball league the East Asia Super L…
Sport ‘resilient’ to economic downturn but ‘not crisis proof’
Sport continues to show strong resilience to negative macro-economic factors but is not entirely “crisis proof”, according to leading industry stakeholders.
Raine Group eyes long-term potential in Asian properties as it opens office in Singapore
Colin Neville, a partner at investment bank The Raine Group, told the Sports Matters conference in Singapore this week that the company's long-term ambitions in the region include backing the development…
Ricketts family, Pagliuca advance to Chelsea shortlist
Bids from the Ricketts family, owners of Major League Baseball franchise the Chicago Cubs, and Stephen Pagliuca, co-owner of NBA basketball team the Boston Celtics, are the latest to have made the shortlist…
Centricus-led consortium steps forward with Chelsea bid as Raine weighs offers
London-based global investment firm Centricus has become the latest entity to confirm it is backing a bid to acquire Chelsea, while a consortium fronted by property investor Nick Candy has stated it has…
Pathé and IDG weigh up sale of stakes in OL Groupe
OL Groupe, ownership body of French Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais, has said it is continuing efforts to strengthen its financial structure after two of its major shareholders, Pathé and IDG …
Silver Lake acquires 33-per-cent stake in Australian Professional Leagues
US investment firm Silver Lake is investing close to A$140m ($100m/€89m) to acquire a 33-per-cent stake in Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the organisation that manages Australia's elite football l…
EASL unveils inaugural season plans, including new team in Hong Kong
The first edition of the ambitious new East Asian Super League basketball competition will tip off in October 2022, with teams from Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei taking part under agreements…
Silver Lake ‘in advanced talks’ for A-Leagues stake
US investment firm Silver Lake is close to acquiring a 30-per-cent stake in the commercial rights business of Australia's domestic football leagues, according to Australian newspapers the Sun-Herald and…
Univision, Televisa strike $4.8bn merger deal
Agreement creates dominant Spanish-language media entity
Pietroforte to spearhead Genius Sports’ growth ambitions
Sports data and technology provider Genius Sports Group has appointed Rob Pietroforte, vice-president at merchant bank the Raine Group, as its new director of mergers and acquisitions
Ricketts, The Raine Group create new SPAC
New venture is 50-50 split between MLB club owner, global merchant bank
Sport must weather media industry turbulence | APOS media conference takeaways, Part II
Second of a two-part report from the APOS 2020 Virtual Series, the online incarnation of the leading Asia-Pacific media, telecoms and entertainment industry conference hosted by Media Partners Asia.
Veteran media executive Levy joins The Raine Group
Former Turner executive joins global merchant bank
Fifa hires The Raine Group to help launch $1bn Club World Cup
World soccer governing body Fifa has hired American financial advisory firm The Raine Group to help secure the $1bn funding required to launch an expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, according to the…
Merged action sports company created involving Nitro and skateboarding
A new independent action sports operator and media company has been formed through a deal between investment firms The Raine Group and Causeway Media Partners, with backing from commercial finance company…