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 Razlin Ltd(FRN 730805)which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.Note:Some transactions ex

2、ecuted by current Drake Star Partners employees while employed at other firms PodcastPodcastLinkLink+1 203 524 5652 +1 310 696 +1 310 696 +44 77 4005 DEV BAJAJCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERMOHIT PAREEKPRINCIPALEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWJEFF ROTHPARTNERMOHIT PAREEKPRINCIPALEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW22534222$27.0B$1.9B$5.0

3、BNote: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 2024 DEAL VALUEH1 2024 DEAL COUNTM&APrivate PlacementsPublic MarketsTotal$33.9BTotal 589H1 2024 SUMMARYWith$34B in announced dea

4、l value in H1,sports tech continues to be a highly active market with six$B+acquisitions and four private financings over$100M.With over$27B in disclosed value through 225 M&A deals,H1 represented strongest ever first half of a year(#of deals).While there were 6 big ticket deals,the first half saw s

5、trong growth in small to mid size deals that were mostly undisclosed.Notable M&A deals included Silver Lakes$13B acquisition of the remainder of Endeavor,Liberty Medias$4.6B acquisition of Dorna Sports,the merger of Disney India and Reliance Media assets,Canal+s$1.9B offer for MultiChoice,and DraftK

6、ings$750M acquisition of Jackpocket.Private financings remained flat compared to H223(360 deals)with 342 deals raising$1.9B in new capital.Early-stage financings continue to make up the majority of total financings(over 80%)while there were fewer mid to late-stage financings.Equinoxs 1.8B in debt ra