1、Drake Star Securities LLC is regulated by FINRA and is a member of SIPC.All securities in the UK,are transacted through Drake Star UK Limited(FRN 942020)an appointed representative of Kession Capital Ltd(FRN 582160)which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.+1 203 524 5652

2、+1 310 696 +1 310 696 +44 77 4005 10519914$14.5B$1.6B$1.3BSource:Pitchbook,Drake Star analysisQ2 2023 DEAL VALUEQ2 2023 DEAL COUNTM&APrivate PlacementsPublic MarketsTotal-$17.5BTotal 318Q2 2023 SUMMARYWith one of the biggest ever deals in sports tech in WWE UFC merger valuing the combined business a

3、t$21.4B,Q2 saw the highest ever quarterly M&A activity with 105 announced deals and$14.5B in disclosed deal value!Endeavor led the acquirors list with WWE deal while several of the other top active buyers included Aristocrat(NeoGames),Entain(STS Holdings,Angstrom Sports,365Scores),Fanatics(PointsBet

4、,PWCC,FexPro,EPI)and Light&Wonder(SciPlay).BPEA EQT and Bruin Capital made platform acquisitions in IMG Academy and Proof of the Pudding,respectively$1.6B was raised in private financings through 199 deals,growing steadily compared to Q1(176 deals).Over 75%of the deals were early-stage financings wh

5、ile mid to late-stage segment saw a notable pickup in activity.Some of the big ticket raises for the quarter were Alpine($218M),Viu($200M),VGW($150M)and Tonal($130M)Sports Tech continues to see unprecedented flow of new capital with almost$6B of new funds already raised this year.Dynasty Equity($1B)

6、and Raine Group($760M)raised fresh capital focused on sports and media in Q2.RedBird Capital has already raised$2.3B for its Fund IV that it expects to close later this year and A-Rod is reportedly raising a massive buyout fundMost active investors focused on early to late stage were ACIES Investmen