The Deal
By Michael Brown
August 19, 2016

 

How it came to pass that the three largest sports transactions in history—involving martial arts, basketball and soccer—have been handled by

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Bloomberg
By Edward Dufner and Daryl Loo
July 30, 2016

 

Investors led by Chinese online games developer Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s online

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Tech Crunch
By Lucas Matney
July 26, 2016

 

Funding may be becoming a bit harder to come by for some startups in the current climate, but generally as long

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The Financial Times
By Arash Massoudi, James Fontanella-Khan, Richard Waters and Lauren Fedor
July 18, 2016

 

Purchase of chip designer is a big bet by Masayoshi Son on the

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The New York Times
By Anita Raghavan
July 18, 2016

 

It’s another reunion of Morgan Stanley alumni.

When SoftBank of Japan announced on Monday a $32 billion deal to

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The Wall Street Journal
By Patience Haggin
July 18, 2016

 

Blade, a startup best known for providing helicopter rides between New York and the Hamptons, has raised $6 million

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Reuters
By Liana Baker
July 11, 2016

 

Mixed martial arts entertainment franchise Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed to be bought by Talent agency WME-IMG in a transaction a

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Los Angeles Business Journal
By Garrett Reim
July 6, 2016

 

Email marketing-services company OpenMail of Venice has agreed to purchase search engine InfoSpace for $45 million in cash.

Infospace

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The New York Times
By Michael J. de la Merced and John Koblin
July 1, 2016

 

The movie studio Lionsgate agreed on Thursday to buy Starz, the premium cable

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Dow Jones Institutional News
June 27, 2016

 

27 Jun 2016 16:15 ET Press Release: Gannett to Acquire Digital Marketing Solutions Company ReachLocal, Inc.

Gannett to Acquire Digital Marketing Solutions

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The Deal
By Mariko Iwasaki
June 22, 2016

 

Chinese media and Internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd. and co-investors on Tuesday, June 21, have agreed to buy up to 84.3%

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Bloomberg
By Scott Soshnick and Lucas Shaw
April 22, 2016

 

Fidelity Management & Research Co., the second-largest U.S. mutual fund company, has invested $55 million in WME-IMG LLC, the

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Variety
By Cynthia Littleton
April 6, 2016

 

More than ever, Wall Street and Hollywood have much in common.

Both are dynamic business sectors where high-risk and high-reward ventures are

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Sports Business Journal
By Daniel Kaplan
April 4, 2016

 

When Colin Neville was putting together the landmark purchase of 13 percent of Manchester City by China Media Group late

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Variety
By Leo Barraclough
March 16, 2016

 

LONDON — Chinese iron ore mining company Shandong Hongda is set to acquire British computer games developer Jagex Games Studio, the developer

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Variety
By James Rainey
February 17, 2016,

 

Perfect World Pictures and Universal Pictures have announced the completion of a $500 million slate financing deal running up to five years

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The New York Times
By Michael J. de la Merced
January 29, 2016

 

Over three decades, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have built Imagine Entertainment into a top film

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The Deal
By Laura Berman
January 26, 2016

 

Restaurant e-commerce company Mobo Systems Inc., which does business as Olo, has received a $40 million cash infusion from boutique investment

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The Deal
By Laura Board
January 13, 2016

 

Chinese companies targeted bastions of American established and new media on Tuesday as China, undeterred by its stock market rout, continues

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International New York Times
By Michael J. de la Merced
January 5, 2016

 

The Raine Group may not be as instantly recognizable as Wall Street fixtures like Goldman Sachs

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Billboard
By Ray Rogers
October 15, 2015

 

From Justin Timberlake working his Borscht Belt comedy chops to performances by artists like Rihanna and The Weeknd, the annual UJA-Federation Music

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Daily Variety
By Todd Spangler
September 25, 2015

 

Fandango has made its first international acquisition: NBCUniversal’s movie info and ticketing division is buying Brazilian entertainment-ticketing service Ingresso.

Terms of

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Variety
By Todd Spangler
September 21, 2015

 

Jaunt, a startup developing what it dubs “cinematic” virtual-reality tech, has raised $65 million in Series C funding led by the Walt

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The Hollywood Reporter
By Staff
September 14, 2015

 

WME | IMG has acquired Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Organization, the agency announced on Monday.

The news follows reports on Friday

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The Sunday Business Post
By Staff
September 6, 2015

 

Denis O’Brien has emerged as an investor in the $18.7 million-backed tech startup Wrap Media , which has just concluded

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Reuters
By Denny Thomas and Adam Jourdan
September 2, 2015

 

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Warner Brothers and investment firm China Media Capital (CMC) are forming a joint venture to

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Daily Variety
By Todd Spangler
July 27, 2015

 

Fox Sports has nabbed a stake in daily fantasy-sports startup DraftKings, with the 21st Century Fox-owned TV programmer leading a $300

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By Michael J. de la Merced
The New York Times
July 8, 2015

 

SAN FRANCISCO — Investors are betting big on video audiences sharing clips online — in a

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VentureWire
By Georgia Wells
June 11, 2015

 

Like bunnies, dating apps have shown a knack for proliferation.

With a young, increasingly busy and mobile audience, the allure of the

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SNL Kagan Media & Communications Report
By Haseeb Ali
June 3, 2015

 

SoftBank Corp. upped its stake in mobile gaming company Supercell Oy, a subsidiary of SoftBank in Finland,

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Hollywood Reporter
By Rebecca Sun
April 15, 2015

 

WME | IMG has agreed to acquire Professional Bull Riders Inc., The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The acquisition is for north

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PeHUB
By Iris Dorbian
April 14, 2015

 

Wrap, a storytelling mobile user interface and interaction platform, has secured $3.5 million in Series A funding. FF Angel LLC and Raine

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The Wall Street Journal Online
By Shalini Ramachandran and Amol Sharma
April 3, 2015

 

Walt Disney Co. is investing $250 million in online fantasy sports business DraftKings Inc., putting

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StarMaker, the leading digital-first music talent platform, today announced that Raine Ventures led a $6.5 million Series B financing round for the company.

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PeHUB
By Iris Dorbian
March 11, 2015

 

San Francisco-based digital-first music talent platform StarMaker has secured $6.5 million in Series B funding. Raine Ventures led the round with participation

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New York Business Journal Online
Ben Fischer
February 10, 2015

 

Ultimate Fighting Championship and the daily fantasy sports startup DraftKings are close to announcing an exclusive sponsorship deal, a

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NYT Blogs
By Michael J. de la Merced
February 6, 2015

 

For years, diners have flocked to Jamie Oliver’s restaurants and made his recipes. Now Mr. Oliver, the British

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International New York Times
By Michael J. de la Merced
January 27, 2015

 

The merchant banking firm that helped sell the Los Angeles Clippers and invested in Vice Media

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LBO Wire
By Staff
January 26, 2015

 

Merchant bank Raine Group said it closed its second growth equity fund on $850 million, exceeding its initial target of $750 million,

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Billboard
By Lars Brandle
December 22, 2014

 

Live Nation Entertainment has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in C3 Presents in a blockbuster deal that combines the might

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India Infoline News Service
By Staff
December 17, 2014

 

Housing.com and SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. (“SIMI”) today announced a definitive agreement under which the SoftBank Group will lead

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The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused exclusively on technology, media and telecommunications, today announced that Mika Salmi has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.

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The Deal
By Staff
December 3, 2014

 

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) is investing $50 million in magazine joint venture Next Issue Media LLC, the

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September 4, 2014

 

Joe Ravitch participates in a panel discussion about media and sports deals.

Link to video: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/35036ed9-a5f2-4389-85da-5992d67bdd06

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DraftKings, Inc., today announced that it has closed a $41 million Series C round of funding led by The Raine Group, with participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, GGV Capital,

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Financial Times
By Matthew Garrahan
January 23, 2013

 

A boutique merchant bank backed by some of the biggest names in Hollywood and Silicon Valley has struck a deal with

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Antenna Group (“Antenna”), the international media group, has formed a wide-ranging strategic partnership with The Raine Group LLC (“Raine”), the global merchant bank focused on technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”).

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The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused exclusively on technology, media and telecommunications, today announced that Richard Rosenblatt has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.

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Nitro Circus Live and Godfrey Entertainment, respectively the international touring company and intellectual property owner of the Nitro Circus action sports franchise created by Travis Pastrana and Gregg Godfrey in

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The Raine Group and China Media Capital (CMC) today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to collaborate broadly across the global media landscape.

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of “South Park” and “The Book of Mormon,” and The Raine Group, a boutique merchant bank focused exclusively on entertainment, digital media and

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The New York Times
By Andrew Ross Sorkin and Amy Chozick
January 13, 2013

 

The creators of “South Park” are branching out beyond the underpants business.

Taking after the

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Institutional Investor
January 10, 2013

 

Jeff Sine Named to Institutional Investor’s “Rain Makers of the Year” list

For Masayoshi Son, the deal-obsessed Japanese entrepreneur behind telecommunications-media conglomerate SoftBank Corp., his

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textPlus, a leading provider of free mobile communications worldwide, today announced it has raised $18 million in capital led by The Raine Group, the global merchant bank focused exclusively on

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Zumba Fitness, the global multimedia fitness leader and creator of the acclaimed Zumba dance-fitness party workout, announced today that The Raine Group and Insight Venture Partners made a minority investment

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OpenSky.com, the shopping destination that allows members to design their ideal shopping experience curated by some of the world’s most interesting people, today announced it has secured $30 million financing

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The Raine Group, the global merchant bank focused exclusively on entertainment, digital media and sports, announced today the closing of its flagship private equity fund.

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Vice today announced it has formed major investment partnerships with some of the most influential leaders in the media business: Tom Freston, MTV Founder and former Viacom CEO; WPP, the

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New York Times
By Peter Lattman
September 20, 2010

 

After months of heated speculation, two prominent Wall Street bankers have raised money for a new private equity fund focused

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Mubadala Development Company (“Mubadala”) has agreed to acquire a 9 percent equity stake in The Raine Group LLC (“Raine”).

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