Sports and media transactions involving parties like clubs and franchises look like ordinary mergers & acquisitions until the sporting layer appears: federation consents, ownership and control rules, multi-club ownership restrictions and media rights that may not be assignable. Diligence that ignores the rule book misprices the asset.
What We Do
- Buy side and sell side mandates for clubs, franchises, agencies, gaming and sports technology businesses
- Structuring, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures and minority protections
- Legal due diligence, including sanctioning rights, media contracts and player liabilities
- Merger control notification and clearance strategy before the Competition Commission of India
- Bid processes and competitive sale mandates
- Initial public offerings, SME listings, private placements, rights issues and overseas listings
- Regulatory approvals, conditions precedent management and post completion deliverables
- Inbound investment structuring, and compliance with the foreign investment policy and FEMA
- Guiding sports and gaming companies through the IPO process end to end, including SME listings and overseas listings
- Fund and special purpose vehicle structuring for sports, gaming and sports technology assets
- Debt, revenue share and hybrid financing for clubs, leagues and venues
- Public private partnership and venue development arrangements
- CSR and philanthropic funding structures for sport
- Diligence on sporting assets, and exit planning
Frequently Asked Questions
Further Reading
Brand Equity
Big Money: Decoding the Future of Sports Commerce in India
Amity Law School, Noida
Authored chapter on 'Investment in Sports Activities' for Amity Law School, Noida's 'Handbook on Sports Law' published in 2018
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