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10 de maio de 20213 minute read

DLA Piper advises Synergy Sports in its sale to Sportradar

DLA Piper represented Synergy Sports in its sale to Sportradar, a leading provider of sports data intelligence and sports entertainment solutions.

Synergy Sports is a market leader in data and video analytics in the US college and professional sports space that offers a full suite of cutting-edge automated technology solutions to serve teams, leagues and federations around the world. It has league-wide relationships with the NBA and MLB, as well as all of NCAA Division I women’s and men’s basketball and over 90 percent of NCAA Division I men’s baseball.

“We’re proud to represent Synergy Sports in this transaction, bringing together our extensive M&A capabilities, as well as our deep understanding of the sports and entertainment sector. The combination creates a tremendous opportunity for the Synergy Sports and Sportradar teams to enhance their already market-leading sports data and content offerings,” said Marc Samuel, the DLA Piper partner who led the firm’s deal team.

In addition to Samuel (Washington, DC), the DLA Piper deal team was led by Melissa Sampson (Washington, DC). 

DLA Piper's market-leading international team of sports lawyers has advised on some of the most significant transactions in the sports industry, including multi-billion dollar acquisitions and sales of sports franchises, joint ventures, stadium and arena developments, team financings, media and sponsorship arrangements, and regulatory and administrative issues.

With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex cross-border transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 11 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket.

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