Simpson Thacher represented Bruin Capital, a New York-based investment firm, on its investment in Matchroom Sport in a landmark deal to accelerate global expansion that values Matchroom Sport at over £1 billion.
Matchroom Sport is one of the largest independent sports promotion and rights businesses in the world, operating across darts, boxing, snooker, among other sports. It represents some of the biggest names in boxing and darts, including Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, Jaron “Boots” Ennis, and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. Its portfolio includes the Professional Darts Corporation, Matchroom Boxing, the World Snooker Tour, Matchroom Multi-Sport, and Matchroom Media, with more than 600 event days and 2,400 hours of programming distributed annually across broadcast and streaming platforms worldwide.
The Simpson Thacher team includes James R. Howe, Chris Vallance, Sean Macdonald, Ella Hammond and Jamie Lai (M&A), Caleb McConnell, Chris Dorman and Amena Charles (Tax), and Étienne Renaudeau, Henry Llewellyn and Krystian Kmita (Antitrust and FDI).