DLA Piper is well-equipped to handle significant sports transactions including acquisitions, tender offers, investments and strategic partnerships for notable clients, including Eagle Football Holdings Bidco and Qatar Sports. The team also has experience in IT litigation, securing blocking injunctions under new sports broadcasting legislation for BeIN Sports France. Frank Valentin acts on various high-profile cross-border transactions in the sports industry, and Alice Magnan stands out for her expertise in high-value tender offer and corporate structuring matters.
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Key clients
- BeIn Sport
- Betclic
- Bouygues Construction
- Brooks Sports
- Eagle Football Group (formerly Olympique Lyonnais Group)
- Eagle Football Holdings Bidco
- Goldman Sachs
- French Games
- Michelin
- New Zealand Rugby Commercial
- Qatar Sports Investments
- UFC Gym
Work highlights
- Advised Eagle Football, founded by John Textor, on the simplified mandatory tender offered by Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited for OL Groupe's shares, owner of Olympique Lyonnais.
- Advised Qatar Sports Investments in their strategic partnership and investment deal with Arctos Sports Partners, where Arctos acquired a minority equity stake in Paris Saint-Germain.
- Advised Goldman Sachs (as the mandated lead arranger), senior lenders, and institutional investors on a €385 million refinancing package for Olympique Lyonnais.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Frank Valentin