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ITV share price leaps as ‘investors consider takeover bid’

CVC and France’s Groupe TF1 among potential suitors amid interest in Studios production arm, says report

The Guardian - UK

ITV shares surge on reported takeover interest

It is understood that CVC is joining forces with a European broadcaster to consider a bid for parts or all of ITV.

Evening Standard

F1 Only Has to Clear Some Pesky European Antitrust Rules to Finally Buy MotoGP

If you've been living under a rock, you may not have heard that Formula 1's parent company, Liberty Media, struck a deal with MotoGP's Dorna to purchase the two-wheeled racing series for a cool $4.5 billion this April. The news broke in April and, you'd likely assume that everything was…

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Premiership Rugby chief provides update on talks over British and Irish league

Chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor has indicated that the prospect of a radical revamp of the club game is unlikely

The Independent UK

Premiership Rugby plays down talk of a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league

The possibility of a merger with sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales was discussed at board meeting of English clubs last month.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: In 2024, CVCs participated in 28% of overall venture deals, new report shows

Counterpart Ventures has just released its annual report in collaboration with Silicon Valley Bank, taking the temperature of the CVC landscape.

Fortune

Lions, laws, live rights: what to look out for in the new men’s rugby union season

The Premiership kicks off on Friday but the game’s perpetual flux is sure to punctuate the breathtaking action

The Guardian - UK

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Why a British-Irish league would not be the panacea rugby needs

Let’s be brutally frank – how much would a so-called Super League really shift the dial without emotional investment?

The Guardian - UK

Private equity firm CVC in talks over buying Hundred cricket franchise

CVC Capital Partners are in talks about buying a Hundred franchise in what would be English cricket’s first private equity investment

The Guardian - UK

Private equity is finally coming for the NFL: Here's who's making a play for a piece of the action

Many PE firms don’t have much experience investing in sports teams. They do have the money the NFL wants and needs.

Fortune

Hargreaves Lansdown is surrendering too cheaply to private equity

Bosses at the investment platform should have more ambition than backing the £5.4bn bid from CVC

The Guardian - UK

Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

Big payday for founders after offer by private equity consortium that means London stock market exit

The Guardian - UK

Hargreaves Lansdown to leave London listing behind as it backs £5.4 billion private equity bid

FTSE 100 fund manager to end 17-year spell as a London-listed firm in deal that will take it private

Evening Standard

Private equity firm plots takeover bid for Telegraph following Daily Mail owner’s withdrawal

CVC Capital Partners owns sports brands including the Six Nations and La Liga

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The Guardian - UK

Private equity firm behind Six Nations rugby considers bid for Telegraph

Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group’s management team

The Guardian - UK

Struggle to find TV deal leaves French football clubs fearing bankruptcy

League president Vincent Labrune predicted broadcast revenues of €1bn a season but reality has proved different

The Guardian - UK

Hargreaves Lansdown says it will accept private equity buyout offer

Investment fund supermarket has been offered £11.40 a share by trio of international investors

The Guardian - UK

CVC co-founders have combined €2.6bn fortune, IPO prospectus shows

Trio include Donald Mackenzie, who is planning to sell shares worth up to €150m in private equity firm’s listing

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CVC Capital Partners Targets Billion Valuation In Amsterdam IPO

CVC Capital Partners plans billion IPO in Amsterdam, showcasing successful investments and growth potential.

The Guardian - UK

Private equity group CVC plans €1.25bn Amsterdam float

Company manages €186bn of assets, including stakes in the Six Nations rugby and Lipton Teas

Evening Standard

Six Nations private equity co-owner CVC unveils €15bn Amsterdam float plans — while London IPO drought goes on

Mainland Europe’s IPO markets have rebounded more quickly than the City’s this year

Autosport

Liberty "very confident" MotoGP buyout deal will get regulator clearance

On Monday 1 April, Formula 1 owner Liberty announced it had acquired MotoGP and parent company Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for €4.2 billion.

Motorsport

Why MotoGP fans must be patient and accept some pain with Liberty's takeover

It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media's acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That's not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from…

Autosport

Why MotoGP fans must be patient and accept some pain with Liberty’s takeover

It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That’s not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from…

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Challenges And Strategies In Corporate Venture Capital Initiatives

Learn how corporate ventures face challenges but can drive innovation through CVC units with proper leadership and collaboration.

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