Freshfields advised SURJ Sports Investment on minority investment in DAZN

Freshfields advised SURJ Sports Investment on minority investment in DAZN

Global Leading Law firm Freshfields advised SURJ Sports Investment ("SURJ"), the Public Investment Fund’s dedicated sports investment vehicle, on the acquisition of a minority stake in DAZN Group Limited ("DAZN").

SURJ focusses on strategic investments across the global sports sector, with a mandate to invest to drive international growth while also enhancing the regional sporting ecosystem in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. Available in over 200 markets, DAZN is a leading global sports streaming and entertainment company delivering live and on-demand sports content to more than 60 million users globally.

Freshfields team was led by private capital Charles Hayes (Partner), Catherine Lally (Partner), David Brooks (Partner), and Maria Zaitseva (Senior Associate), Charles Wakeford (Senior Associate), Joseph Mason (Senior Associate), and Fletcher Boswell (Associate), Samuel Christie (Associate), Chris Gotch (Associate), and Jake Allingan (Associate), and May Smith, (Counsel).

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