REV Entertainment Acquires Long Island Ducks

Retail Ecommerce Ventures Acquires Business and Assets of Ralph & Russo Limited

July 1, 2021

Retail

Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of UK luxury fashion house Ralph & Russo Limited following a formal sales process run by joint administrators Begbies Traynor Group and Quantuma Advisory. REV — a U.S.-based buyer known for acquiring legacy retail brands and scaling them via e-commerce and digital marketing — intends to grow the Ralph & Russo brand globally across couture, ready-to-wear and accessories.

The Sports Group Endeavors Acquires Las Vegas Action Franchise from Grass League

December 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

The Sports Group Endeavors, together with an ownership group led by SG Ellison, AQ Shipley, Brandon Stein, and Mark King, purchased the new Las Vegas Action franchise from the Grass League for $1 million. The acquisition marks the Grass League's continued U.S. expansion into major sports markets and positions the Las Vegas Action to capitalize on media, sponsorship, and live-event opportunities.

Unrivaled Sports Acquires Rocker B Ranch

January 2, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Unrivaled Sports has acquired Rocker B Ranch, a 325-acre youth baseball and multi-sport resort near Graford, Texas, adding the property to its Baseball & Multi-sport Division. Unrivaled plans to expand fields, increase accommodations, and enhance amenities while founders Lance and Bart Byrd will remain involved with the operation.

RedBird Capital Partners Makes Significant Investment in Fenway Sports Group; LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter Join Ownership

March 31, 2021

Media & Entertainment

RedBird Capital Partners has made a significant minority investment in Fenway Sports Group (FSG) at an enterprise valuation of $7.35 billion to support accelerated growth and strategic acquisitions across FSG’s sports, media and real estate platform. As part of the transaction, LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Paul Wachter exchange a previously held interest in Liverpool FC to join FSG’s ownership group; Sam Kennedy also converts long-term incentive interests into equity.

RL Investor Holdings (Fortress-led group) Acquires Red Lobster Out of Chapter 11

July 23, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

RL Investor Holdings LLC — an entity formed by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group with co-investors TCW Private Credit and Blue Torch — has completed its acquisition of the Red Lobster restaurant chain as the company exits Chapter 11. The transaction recapitalizes Red Lobster (about 545 restaurants and a ~30,000-strong workforce) and includes a committed plan of new funding to stabilize operations and support a turnaround following the restructuring.

Dave & Buster's Acquires Main Event for $835 Million

April 6, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Main Event from Ardent Leisure Group and RedBird Capital Partners for a total enterprise value of $835 million. Main Event operates ~50 family entertainment centers across the U.S.; the deal is expected to close later in 2022 and will name Main Event CEO Chris Morris as CEO of the combined entity upon closing.