Entertainment, Sports, and Media

  • Los Angeles 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, in connection with the bid submission to the International Olympic Committee ultimately securing the rights to host the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, USA

  • NEON Rated, LLC, an independent film distribution company (92nd Academy Awards Best Picture winner Parasite), in the sale of majority equity stake to 30WEST

  • Tang Media Partners in the acquisition of Open Road Films, an independent film distributor and producer (88th Academy Awards Best Picture winner Spotlight), from AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group

  • Entertainment One Limited in the follow-on acquisition of the remaining 49 percent interest in The Mark Gordon Company (blockbuster movie Speed, television series Grey’s Anatomy)

  • Pandora Radio with securing its US$480 million investment from Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI)

  • Bauer Media USA (a wholly owned subsidiary of Bauer Media Group) in the sale of its celebrity group along with its teenage and kids group (print and digital properties for 13 brands, including In Touch, Life & Style, J-14, and Teen Boss magazines) to American Media Inc.

  • IPC Television (Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath), an Emmy-winning television production company, and its equity holders and principals, including Eli Holzman, in the sale of IPC Television to CORE Media (American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance) and the relaunch of the combined entities as Industrial Media with Eli Holzman as CEO

  • Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, and Team Coco in a high-value transaction with TBS including the multi-year renewal of the late-night talk show Conan and the establishment of a global partnership with TBS spanning television, digital media, branded content, podcasting, mobile gaming, pay TV, social, and live events

  • 44 Blue Productions and Orion Entertainment in connection with the sale by each, in separate transactions, of a majority interest to Red Arrow Entertainment Group (a ProSiebenSat.1 holding company)

  • Investment funds affiliated with a privately held merchant bank in the acquisition of Sports Information Group, LLC, a dominant multi-media information company focused on providing premium data driven content to the sports industry through its flagship Daily Racing Form platform and other brands

  • US$580 million acquisition of Affinity Gaming, a diversified casino gaming operator, by the private equity arm of a leading asset manager

  • Investment funds affiliated with a privately held merchant bank in its acquisition of CTM Group, Inc., a leading global provider of managed entertainment and souvenir solutions

  • JPMorgan as administrative agent and joint lead arranger for a US$1 billion credit facility for Legendary Entertainment

  • JPMorgan as administrative agent in a US$650 million amend and extend of a syndicated secured revolving credit facility for entertainment company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

  • City National Bank as administrative agent and lead arranger for a US$500 million syndicated secured revolving credit and term loan facility for Canada-based content and media services company Anthem Entertainment L.P. (formerly Ole Media Management L.P.)