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December, 2020
Global Leisure Partners advises McLaren on new investment in McLaren Racing from MSP Sports Capital
- US sports investment group MSP Sports Capital acquires significant minority shareholding in McLaren Racing
- Global Leisure Partners acted as sole financial advisor to McLaren Group on the transaction
- Transaction values McLaren Racing at £560m post-money, and strengthens team’s long-term plan for regular Formula 1 championship contention
Global Leisure Partners, a leading independent provider of specialist advisory and principal investment services to the global leisure industry, has exclusively advised McLaren Group on its recently announced significant new long-term investment into McLaren Racing led by MSP Sports Capital, the US-based sports investment group.
The deal will help drive McLaren Racing’s plan to return to the top in Formula 1 and continue its growth as a global sports franchise. MSP is co-investing with its strategic partners UBS O’Connor, LLC. and The Najafi Companies.
MSP Sports Capital is a diversified sports investment group with strategic stakes in properties at the intersection of global media rights, distribution technologies, content creation, sponsorship, e-sports, betting, and data. MSP Sports Capital’s principals are experienced, well-known figures in the sports industry, as owners, investors and operators in Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), ESPN, and sports management.
The transaction will see MSP Sports Capital acquire a significant minority shareholding in the team, with McLaren Group remaining the majority shareholder.
MSP Sports Capital will invest a total of £185 into McLaren Racing, acquiring a 33% shareholding by the end of 2022.
Paul Walsh, Executive Chairman, McLaren Group, commented regarding GLP’s engagement:
"The GLP team led by Rob Berner did an outstanding job advising McLaren Group and McLaren Racing in the sale of a minority stake in Racing to MSP Sports Capital. We are highly appreciative of their assistance in closing a complex and important transaction in a nuanced and thoughtful manner."
Jeff Moorad, Principal at MSP Sports Capital, commented regarding GLP’s engagement:
"The GLP team was instrumental in helping McLaren and MSP getting this deal across the line. Given their experience as principals, they understood the goals from both sides. In addition to acting as transaction advisor, they worked closely with us to structure a highly tailored investment that balanced McLaren’s and our needs in a careful way."
Global Leisure Partners
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