Alexander Meiseles

Alex Meiseles

Partner
About

Alex Meiseles focuses his practice on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other transactions, in particular in the sports, media and entertainment sector. He has experience working with buyers, sellers, financial investors (including private equity funds and sovereign-backed investors) and sports franchises on transactions involving the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the National Women’s Soccer League, various European football leagues and professional tennis tournaments.

Outside of the sports, media and entertainment sector, Alex has represented private equity and strategic buyers and sellers, with recent deals that range from several million dollars to more than US$1 billion in value and across various specialized market sectors. He also advises startups and their founders regarding formation, financing and other strategic initiatives.

 
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EXPERIENCE

Alex’s recent experience in the sports, media and entertainment sector includes the representation of:

  • San Francisco 49ers in connection with its limited partner transactions with the Deeter, Griffith and Khosla families
  • Los Angeles Chargers in connection with its limited partner transactions with Tom Gores and Arctos
  • Representation of a Major League Soccer club in its ongoing sale process
  • Qatar Sports Investments in connection with its strategic partnership and investment transactions with each of Arctos Sports Partners and Kevin Durant’s Boardroom Sports in which they acquired minority stakes in Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
  • Concord Originals in its acquisition of RKO studio
  • A prominent television producer in the sale of television royalties to a media and entertainment-focused investment firm
  • Elevate Sports Ventures in connection with its acquisition of RISE, as well as equity financings and other strategic corporate matters
  • Verance Capital in its investment in Range Media Partners
  • The lead-investor in a consortium pursuing the acquisition of the Washington Commanders
  • NFL and MLB teams and their ownership in connection with various corporate matters
  • 49ers Enterprises in connection with the acquisition of Leeds United and related equity financing and the acquisition of a majority stake in Rangers
  • Investors in connection with the purchase and sale of ownership interests in various NFL, NBA, MLB and MLS franchises
  • A minority investor in the purchase of ownership interests in the New York Liberty
  • Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) in connection with various corporate matters
  • Ares Management Corporation in a preferred equity investment in Inter Miami CF
  • Portland Thorns FC in its sale to RAJ Sports, led by the Bhathal family
  •  Attain Sports in its partnership with Virginia Revolution and DC United with respect to Loudoun United
  • The Laura Ricketts-led group in connection with equity financing matters related to the acquisition of the Chicago Red Stars
  • The lead-investor in a consortium that invested in TMRW Sports
  • A host of men’s and women’s professional tennis tournaments in connection with tournament acquisitions and upgrades

Alex’s other recent experience includes the representation of:

  • Sun Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of the Anderson Global platform, a global corporate services provider, and various add-on acquisitions in the corporate services space
  • Investindustrial in connection with its acquisition of Formula Plastics and other matters relating to the creation of Arterex
  • Globant in connection with its acquisitions of Blankfactor, Exusia and GUT
  • A private equity-backed franchisor of a specialty bakeries in the sale of several franchisor-owned locations
  • An owner and operator of ultra-luxury hotels in connection with its majority sale to a private equity firm
  • Promethean in connection with its acquisition of Explain Everything
  • Legrand North and Central America in various acquisitions across multiple verticals
  • Ascensus in over 35 acquisitions
  • A private equity firm focusing on investments in software companies in various transactions, including its strategic investment in a software-based sales and marketing solutions provider
 
Education
  • J.D., Columbia University School of Law
  • B.A., University of Maryland
    magna cum laude

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