RedBird Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, RedBird Capital Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 2 others.

RedBird Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremedia (22%) and oil/gas exploration (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (40%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (33%). In total, RedBird Capital Partners has invested in 11 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2019 when it acquired Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network for $3.5B.

In the last 3 years, RedBird Capital Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). RedBird Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Main Event Entertainment for $835M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity37
    • M&A Buy Activity28
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 9

RedBird Capital Partners

667 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor,
New York, New York 10065
United States
(212) 235-1000
www.redbirdcap.com
info@redbirdcap.com

RedBird Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented companies in the communications infrastructure, business services, financial services, energy services, sports/leisure/hospitality, industrial services, and media/entertainment sectors. RedBird looks to commit $25 to $150 million per transaction and will consider opportunities throughout North America. The Firm has a particular interest in businesses at an inflection point with proven business models, management, and little debt. RedBird Capital Partners was formed in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Leisure, Marketing, Media, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Retail, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 150
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 23 2 1 2 - - 28
vol $3.5B $3.5B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 3 1 4 1 - - 9
vol $650M $835M $1.5B
  37

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Go Rentals, Inc. 2023-07-10 - Growth Capital
Newport Beach, California · www.gorentals.com
Compass Datacenters LLC 2023-06-20 - Secondary Buyout
Dallas, Texas · www.compassdatacenters.com
Hidden Pigeon Co. 2023-05-11 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.hiddenpigeoncompany.com
Wasserman Media Group LLC 2022-11-01 - Secondary Buyout
Los Angeles, California · www.teamwass.com
FireBird Energy LLC 2022-10-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Fort Worth, Texas · www.firebirdenergy.com
OneTeam Partners LLC 2022-09-15 - Secondary Buyout
Washington, District of Columbia · www.joinoneteam.com
Talent Systems LLC 2022-07-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Los Angeles, California · www.talentsystems.com
Main Event Entertainment, Inc. 2022-04-06 835M USD Add-on Acquisition
Plano, Texas · www.mainevent.com
Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd. 2021-06-24 - Stake Purchase
Mumbai, India · www.rajasthanroyals.com
Constellation Affiliated Partners LLC 2021-05-24 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.constellationap.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Vida Capital, Inc. 2019-07-15 Avmont LLC 2020-07-01 1
Austin, Texas · www.vidacapitalinc.com New York, New York · www.avmont.com
Skydance Productions LLC 2019-11-05 Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit 2020-04-06 1
Santa Monica, California · www.skydance.com Madrid, Spain
TierPoint LLC 2014-06-10 Cosentry, Inc. 2016-01-20 5
St. Louis, Missouri · www.tierpoint.com Omaha, Nebraska · www.cosentry.com
TierPoint LLC 2014-06-10 Windstream Holdings, Inc. - Windstream Data Center Business 2015-10-19 4
St. Louis, Missouri · www.tierpoint.com Little Rock, Arkansas
TierPoint LLC 2014-06-10 Xand Corp. 2014-12-03 3
St. Louis, Missouri · www.tierpoint.com Hawthorne, New York · www.xand.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Media 3 (17%) 3.5B (100%) 6 (21%) 3.5B (100%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 4 (22%) - 5 (18%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (11%) - 3 (11%) -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 3 (11%) -
Leisure 2 (11%) - 3 (11%) -
Insurance - - 2 (7%) -
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Real Estate 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Transportation 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 18 $3.5B 28 $3.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 15 (83%) 3.5B (100%) 25 (89%) 3.5B (100%)
  Texas 5 (28%) - 8 (29%) -
  New York 2 (11%) 3.5B (100%) 5 (18%) 3.5B (100%)
  California 3 (17%) - 4 (14%) -
  Florida 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Colorado 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Wyoming 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Missouri 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (4%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (4%) -
France 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
India 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Nigeria 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 18 $3.5B 28 $3.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (39%) - 11 (39%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (33%) - 9 (32%) -
Divestiture 3 (17%) 3.5B (100%) 5 (18%) 3.5B (100%)
Stake Purchase 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 18 $3.5B 28 $3.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (33%) 835M (56%)
Trade Sale 3 (33%) 650M (44%)
Secondary Sale 3 (33%) -
Total 9 $1.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group LLC
 2
Guggenheim Securities
 1
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division
 1
Legal Deals
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
 6
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
 2
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.5B
TOTAL $3.5B
Largest Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network LLC
$3.5B (2019-08-29)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.5B
TOTAL $1.5B
Largest Main Event Entertainment, Inc.
$835M (2022-04-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Strategic(s)
18%
5 (18%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
78%
7 (78%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

5.0B USD

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Gerry Cardinale

Founder & Managing Partner

Alec Scheiner

Partner

Andrew Lauck

Partner

Dan Swift

Partner

Hunter Carpenter

Partner

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