Tracked deals
16
16 tracked deals across 2015-2025.
Media & Entertainment Buyers & Acquisitions in North Carolina
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
16 strategic · 5 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
4 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Outdoor Advertising | 1 | Privately owned out-of-home (OOH) advertising operator wi... | Strategic |
| Brookside Mezzanine Partners | 1 | Provider of subordinated debt and minority equity capital... | PE |
| ChyronHego | 1 | Developer of broadcast graphics, live production and real... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Exceleration Music | 1 | Independent music investment and operating group focused ... | Strategic |
| Greybull Stewardship | 1 | Long-term oriented investment partnership that provides e... | PE |
| Healthline Media | 1 | Digital health media company and publisher operating a po... | Strategic |
| Intercept Music, Inc. | 1 | Entertainment technology subsidiary providing SaaS-based ... | Strategic |
| Knighthead Capital Management, LLC | 1 | Diversified investment / asset management firm with exper... | PE |
| Liberty Media Corporation | 1 | Public media and entertainment holding company owning int... | Strategic |
| Monkey Knife Fight | 1 | Mobile-first daily fantasy sports (DFS) gaming platform a... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Media & Entertainment in North Carolina by Year
Last 6 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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December 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Parella Motorsports Holdings (SpeedTour), Velocity Capital Management, Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
- Target
- Racing America
- Seller
- Race Team Alliance member teams
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Parella Motorsports Holdings (the owner/operator of SpeedTour) has acquired Racing America, a digital-first motorsports media and streaming platform. The deal, completed under the ownership of Velocity Capital Management (with support from the Texas Permanent School Fund), combines live-event promotion with Racing America's digital production and streaming capabilities to create an integrated grassroots motorsports media and events platform headquartered in North Carolina.
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February 25, 2025
- Buyer
- Perfect Game
- Target
- Triangle Top Gun Sports LLC
- Seller
- Wes Gregory
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Perfect Game has acquired Triangle Top Gun Sports LLC from owner Wes Gregory, bringing roughly 4,000 travel baseball teams under Perfect Game’s national platform. The deal expands Perfect Game’s market leadership and geographic footprint across the Carolinas and will integrate Triangle Top Gun’s tournament operations into Perfect Game’s nationwide events and scouting network.
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January 27, 2025
- Buyer
- Knighthead Capital Management, LLC
- Target
- LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC has acquired a minority stake in LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, a NASCAR Cup Series racing team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson and Maury Gallagher. The strategic partnership positions LEGACY MC to expand its competitive presence, global brand recognition, commercial partnerships and fan engagement while Johnson assumes majority ownership and Gallagher moves to an ambassador role.
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- Buyer
- Opry Entertainment Group, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
- Target
- Southern Entertainment
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Opry Entertainment Group (a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties) has acquired a majority interest in Charlotte-based Southern Entertainment, a live events, hospitality and production company that produces festivals including Carolina Country Music Fest, Barefoot Country Music Fest, Lovin' Life Music Fest and Greenville Country Music Fest. The founders (Durkin and Pedlow) will remain in leadership roles as OEG integrates artist-development programs and looks to expand festival offerings and geographic reach.
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September 19, 2024
- Buyer
- Adams Outdoor Advertising
- Target
- Cook Brothers Corporation
- Seller
- Cook Brothers Corporation
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Adams Outdoor Advertising acquired all of Cook Brothers Corporation's billboard assets — 17 display faces along I-95 in Dillon County, South Carolina — effective September 19, 2024. The deal expands Adams' out-of-home coverage in the Florence/Dillon corridor; financial terms were not disclosed.
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September 8, 2023
- Buyer
- Exceleration Music
- Target
- Redeye, Yep Roc, Sundazed, Riff City Sounds
- Seller
- Glenn Dicker, Tor Hansen
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Exceleration Music has acquired Redeye, the US-based digital and physical distribution and music services company, in a deal that also includes Redeye’s in-house labels Yep Roc and Sundazed and publishing company Riff City Sounds. Redeye founders Glenn Dicker and Tor Hansen remain shareholders and will continue to lead the business, while Exceleration provides additional resources to expand distribution, label and publishing services globally.
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September 6, 2023
- Buyer
- Liberty Media Corporation
- Target
- QuintEvents
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Liberty Media Corporation agreed to acquire greater than 90% of QuintEvents, valuing the company at $313 million; the deal is being funded with cash on hand and Quint will be attributed to Liberty’s Formula One Group tracking stock. Quint, a Charlotte-based provider of official ticketing, hospitality and travel experiences for major sports and entertainment events, will continue to operate separately while partnering with Liberty/Formula 1 to expand premium fan and corporate experiences.
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September 8, 2022
- Buyer
- WTWH Media LLC
- Target
- QSR magazine, FSR magazine
- Seller
- Journalistic, Inc.
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
WTWH Media, LLC has acquired the QSR and FSR magazine brands from Journalistic, Inc., expanding WTWH's B2B media footprint in the restaurant, retail and hospitality sectors. The transaction adds the trade publications to WTWH's existing portfolio of web sites, events and industry publications and supports the company's strategy to broaden its foodservice and hospitality offerings.
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March 15, 2022
- Buyer
- S&A Cherokee (Cherokee Media Group)
- Target
- Wake Living
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
S&A Cherokee’s Cherokee Media Group acquired Wake Living magazine in mid-March 2022 to expand its regional publishing footprint across Wake County, North Carolina. Stuart Weiss, founder/CEO of Wake Living, will remain involved as a consultant while Cherokee Media Group will manage and publish the title beginning July 2022.
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September 8, 2020
- Buyer
- Monkey Knife Fight
- Target
- FantasyDraft
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Monkey Knife Fight (MKF), a leading North American daily fantasy sports platform, has acquired fellow DFS operator FantasyDraft. The acquisition will allow MKF to absorb FantasyDraft's assets and user base, consolidating MKF's position among the top three DFS sites in North America; financial terms were not disclosed.
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August 14, 2020
- Buyer
- Healthline Media
- Target
- PsychCentral
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Healthline Media has acquired PsychCentral, a long-running online mental health publisher founded in 1995 by Dr. John Grohol. The acquisition expands Healthline's portfolio of digital health properties and strengthens its mental health content and advertising reach; terms were not disclosed and Dr. Grohol will remain on as a consultant.
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May 26, 2020
- Buyer
- Sanwire Corporation, Intercept Music, Inc.
- Target
- Art is War Records
- Seller
- Lucas Joyner
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sanwire Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Intercept Music, signed a definitive letter of intent to acquire 100% of North Carolina-based Art is War Records. After closing, AIW Records will operate under Intercept Music, which will provide promotion, marketing and distribution services to the label's roster and capture artists' royalties while expanding Intercept's service offerings.
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- Buyer
- Naylor Association Solutions, RLJ Equity Partners, Brookside Mezzanine Partners
- Target
- TechMedia
- Seller
- Eric Gregg, Scott Hedrick
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Naylor Association Solutions, a portfolio company of RLJ Equity Partners, has acquired TechMedia, the producer of the Digital Summit conference series. Brookside Mezzanine Partners provided subordinated debt to support the transaction; TechMedia co-founders Eric Gregg and Scott Hedrick joined Naylor's management team following the acquisition.
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June 13, 2019
- Buyer
- Greybull Stewardship
- Target
- Capstone Event Group
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Greybull Stewardship, a long-term investment partnership, has made an equity investment in Capstone Event Group, a Raleigh-based operator of road race events. The capital will support CEG's growth and expansion of its race portfolio across North America; terms were not disclosed and CEG's CEO Charlie Mercer will remain in place.
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September 10, 2015
- Buyer
- ChyronHego
- Target
- Newsroom Solutions
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ChyronHego has acquired Newsroom Solutions, a Charlotte-based provider of data-driven ticker and specialty graphics used by hundreds of U.S. TV stations. The deal strengthens ChyronHego's live-TV news production software suite by adding real-time data presentation capabilities and expands Newsroom Solutions' access to ChyronHego's global product and customer base.
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- Buyer
- Wilmington plc
- Target
- Financial Research Associates LLC
- Seller
- Founding management team (Lori Medlen, Ellen Wofford)
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Wilmington plc has acquired the trading assets and assumed certain liabilities of Financial Research Associates LLC (FRA), a U.S. conference and networking provider focused on healthcare and finance, for up to $20.6 million. The deal strengthens Wilmington's networking capability within its Finance and Insight divisions and expands the Group's presence in North America; FRA's founding management will remain with the business.
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