2025年上半年全球体育技术市场报告

+44 77 4005 2468eric.ward@drakestar.com +1 310 696 4011michael.metzger@drakestar.com +1 310 696 4006mohit.pareek@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 firms H1’25SUMMARY •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. $220MACQUISITION BY $1.5BACQUISITION BY $613MACQUISITION BY •RTL Group has signed a definite agreement to acquireSky Deutschland, creating a leading streaming, free TVand paid TV provider in the DACH region.•The deal, valued potentially at $613M, expands RTLGroup’s German content offering and boosts theirstreaming users to around 11.5 million payingsubscribers. •Disney has acquired a 70% stake in FuboTV andmerged it with Hulu + Live TV, creating the second-largest digital pay-TV provider in North America with6.2 million subscribers.•The deal, valued at $220M in cash and a $145M loan,resolves Fubo's antitrust lawsuit over Disney’s VenuSports venture, which has since been abandoned. •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. June 2025 January 2025 May 2025 $110MACQUISITION BY ACQUISITION BY •Genstar Capital has agreed to acquire Playmetrics, aleading provider of youth sports management softwarefor over 2700 organizations, from Blue Star InnovationPartners.•Playmetrics will be merged with Stack Sports to form aleading sports technology platform that deliverscomprehensive software solutions in youth sports. •IMG Academy has acquired SportsRecruits, an onlinecollege sports recruiting platform that streamlines thecollege recruiting process for student athletes andcoaches.•The acquisition strengthens IMG’s NCSA collegerecruiting platform which supplements their educationbusiness with a robust college recruiting offering. •Valeas has agreed to acquire a majority stake inTicketmanager, the best-in-class event ticketingplatform that streamlines the guest managementprocess for over 400 venues and teams worldwide.•The deal will support Ticketmanager’s subsequentacquisition of Ovations as well as other strategicinitiatives. May 2025 June 2025 May2025 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 $235MFUNDRAISELED BY $