Simpson Thacher represented Goldman Sachs Alternatives (“Goldman Sachs”) in connection with the financing of Goldman Sachs’ acquisition of a majority stake in Excel Sports Management, LLC (“Excel”) from Shamrock Capital. Completion of the proposed transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Excel is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Excel is a three-time winner of Sports Business Journal’s Best In Talent Representation and Management award and is consistently ranked as one of the most valuable sports agencies in the world by Forbes. The agency has offices in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Charlotte and London with additional employees operating across Europe and the Middle East.
Goldman Sachs is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally, investing in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and sustainability.
The Simpson Thacher team included: Eli Isak, Shawn Dogra, Mari Zaldivar and Sean Xu (Banking and Credit); and Andrew Purcell and Michael Mann (Tax).