Daniel Weissman

Daniel’s experience includes advising:

• Macquarie Asset Management on its pending US$40 billion sale of Aligned Data Centers to a consortium of investors
• Endeavor in a variety of transactions, including its:
  • US$13 billion sale to Silver Lake
  • US$3.25 billion sale of Professional Bull Riders, IMG, and On Location to TKO
  • Sale of its portfolio of international tennis events, including the ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 tournaments – Miami Open and Mutua Madrid Open – to MARI
  • Sale of OpenBet
  • Sale of IMG Arena to Sportradar
  • Sale of Frieze to MARI
  • Sale of its majority ownership interest in Barrett-Jackson to MARI
  • Sale of MainConcept 
  • Sale of WME Basketball
  • Sale of WME Football
  • US$21 billion merger of UFC and WWE
  • US$1.25 billion sale of IMG Academy
  • Acquisition of a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson
  • US$800 million acquisition of OpenBet from Light & Wonder
  • US$775 million sale of Endeavor Content to CJ ENM
  • Acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings
  • Sale of the Rio Open ATP 500 tournament to Mubadala
  • Initial public offering
  • Combination of its IMG College business with Learfield Communications*
• TKO in a variety of transactions, including its launch of a boxing promotion with HE Turki Alalshikh and Sela
• UFC in a variety of transactions, including Campari Group’s initial minority investment in Howler Head Bourbon, the official flavored whiskey partner of UFC
• WWE in a variety of transactions, including its acquisition of leading Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA in partnership with Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company, Fillip
• Skydance Media in its merger with Paramount to form “New Paramount” at an enterprise value of approximately US$28 billion
• Silver Lake in a variety of transactions, including:
  • The pending US$55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts as part of a consortium of investors
  • Its US$12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics
  • Its investment in Pro Football Focus
  • Its acquisition of TEG, an Australia-based live entertainment and ticketing company
• Apollo in a number of transactions, including its: 
  • US$3.6 billion acquisition of Barnes Group Inc.
  • Acquisition of the Cox Media Group’s broadcast television group, newspaper, and radio station portfolios*
• KKR in a variety of transactions, including its:
  • Joint venture with BMG to acquire music rights
  • Acquisition of a majority stake in Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic’s music catalog
• Dynasty Equity in its investment in Liverpool F.C.
• Stan Middleman in an investment in the Philadelphia Phillies
• Marubeni Growth Capital US in its acquisition of RG Barry Brands 
• Astorg Asset Management in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of Acsel Health 
• Hyundai Motor Group in its acquisition of an 80% interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a transaction valuing Boston Dynamics at US$1.1 billion
• Virgin Galactic in its US$1.5 billion merger with Social Capital Hedosophia
• Virgin Orbit in its US$3.2 billion merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II
• Owlet in its US$1.4 billion merger with Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation
• GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ: GCMG) in its US$2 billion merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp.
• Boat Rocker Media, a global entertainment company, in its investment in talent management and production company Untitled Entertainment*
• General Electric in the sale of its BioPharma business to Danaher for US$21.4 billion*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham