2025年上半年全球体育技术市场报告

Note: Some transactions executed by current Drake Star Partners employees while employed at other firms* A Partner at Drake Star was an investor in the selling ownership consortium* PodcastDEV BAJAJCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERMOHIT PAREEKPARTNEREXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWJEFF ROTHPARTNEREXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWPartnerDrake StarPartnerMohit PareekPartnerPeter FrintzillasCEOPatrik OlssonCEOTim MacKinnonCEOGregory BedrosianCEO2025The Rise of Youth Sports and Opportunities Ahead +1 203 524 5652gregory.bedrosian@drakestar.com+1 310 696 4011michael.metzger@drakestar.com+1 310 696 4006mohit.pareek@drakestar.com+44 77 4005 2468eric.ward@drakestar.com Annual investment industry leadership summit in NYC•Preeminent, “must-attend” event for sports, media and entertainment professionals•200+ invitation-only C-Suite attendees comprised of leading growth stage firms, strategic buyers, Venture Capital and Private Equity firmsSELECT ATTENDEES $32.2B$6.6B$13.1B23323931Note: Drake Star did not act as financial advisor on the transactions listed on this pageSource: Pitchbook, Capital IQ, news publications, press releases, Drake Star analysisH1 2025 DEAL VALUEH1 2025 DEAL COUNTM&APrivate PlacementsPublic MarketsTotal–$51.9BTotal–503H1’25SUMMARY•With$52Binannouncedand/orcloseddealvalueinH1,sportstechcontinuestobeoneofthemostactivesectorsdrivenbyrobustM&Aactivity,substantialprivatefinancing,andsteadycapitalinflows.•With over$32Bin disclosed deal value across 233 announced and/or closed deals,sports techremainedahighlyactiveM&Amarket,matchingH2’24levels.WhileH1’25sawcompletionof severalmajorEndeavor/TKOdeals,217newM&Adealswereannounced,ledbyTSGConsumer’s$1.5BacquisitionofEōSFitnessleadingthecharts.OthernotableannounceddealsincludedRTLGroup’s$613MacquisitionofSkyDeutschlandtocreatealargestreamerofGermancontent,andDisney’scombinationofHulu+LiveTVwithFuboTV,whichresolvedtheVenuSportsantitrustlawsuit.•The$40Byouthsportsmarketsawsomeconsolidationacrossrecruiting,teammanagement,andmediasegmentsledbyIMGAcademy’sacquisitionofSportsRecruits.OthernotabledealsincludeStackSports/GenstaracquiringPlaymetricsfromBSIP/PSG,PlayOn/KKRacquiringMaxPreps,On3’sacquisitionofRivalsfromYahooandLegaueApps/Accel-KKRpickingupMod11.H1’25continuedtoreflectfurtherconsolidationinthemediaspace,asmajorplatformsareracingtocontrolanddistributepremiumlivesportscontentinanincreasinglycompetitivestreamingenvironment.•Arecord$6.6Bwasraisedinprivatefinancingsthrough239dealsinH1.Whileover80%ofdealcountwereearly-stage,InfiniteReality(nowNapster)ledthefinancingpackwithits$3Braise,followedbyDAZN’s$1.8BraisefromSURJSportsInvestmentandSirLeonardBlavatniktoaccelerategrowthinsportsmediarightsconsolidation.OthernotabledealsincludeTeamworksreachingUnicornstatusfollowinga$235M raise while Unrivaled Sports and Rocket Youth secured$120M and$100Mrespectively,highlightingstronginvestorinterestinyouthsports.•Topinvestorsfocusedonearly-to-late-stagefinancingsincludeBoltVentures,AvenueCapitalGroup,andWillVentures,whileseedstageinvestmentactivitywasledbyAlumniVentures,ElysianParkVentures,andCourtsideVC.•Investorinterestinthesportsecosystemcontinuestorisewithover$3.5BinnewfundsannouncedinH1.Checketts Sports/The Cynosure Group are targeting over$1.2B in fund commitments,whileQualtricsfounderRyanSmithandAccel’sRyanSweeneyareraisingthe$1BHaloExperiencefund(with$875Malreadysecured).Additionally,MarkCuban’sHarbingerSportsraised$750Mtoinvestinsportsfranchises,TPGhaspartneredwithRoryMcIlroy’sSymphonyVenturestoinvestacrosssportsassets,andArielInvestmentslaunchedanewwoman’ssports-focusedfund.Note: M&A deals include announced and / or closed deals Note: M&A deals include announced and / or closed dealsDrake Star did not act as financial advisor on the transactions listed on this pageSources: Pitchbook, Capital IQ, news publications, press releases, Drake Star analysis$6.8B$3.7B$18.5B$8.1B$32.6B$32.2B112154165212239233H222H123H223H124H224H125Mergers & Acquisitions ($B) $16.5B$2.0B$3.1B$5.0B$19.6B9075110102124Q323Q423Q124Q224Q324Note:M&A deals include announced and / or closed dealsDrakeStar did not act as financial advisor on transactions listed on this pageSource: Pitchbook, Capital IQ, news publications, press releases, Drake Star analysis48%18%41%H224H125 $13.0B$23.4B$8.8B115109124Q424Q125Q225312914785229Total-23315%12%8%14%6%11%26% Note: Drake Star did not act as financial advisor on transactions listed on this pageSource: Pitchbook, Capital IQ, news publications, press releases, Drake Star analysis$1.5BACQUISITION BY•TSG Consumer has agreed to acquire EōS Fitness, aleading US operator of over 175 High Value, Low Pricegyms for $1.5B.•This acquisition will support EōS Fitness’ expansionplans into new and existing markets, to continueproviding affordable, premium wellness experiences toover 1.5 million members nationwide.May 2025$110MACQUISITION BY•Valeas has agreed to acquire a majority stake inTicketmanager, the best-in-class event ticketingplatform that streamlines the guest managementprocess for over 400 v