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Adelaide Crows sells Giants baseball franchise
Australian law firm Commercial & Legal have advised property developer Pelligra Group on its acquisition of the Adelaide Giants baseball franchise from the Adelaide Crows.
Emma Musgrave
Firms: Commercial & Legal (Pelligra Group); Undisclosed (Adelaide Crows).
Value: Undisclosed.
Area: M&A, property.
Key players: The team advising Pelligra Group was led by Commercial & Legal principal partner Elias Farah and solicitor Peter Dimitrious.
Deal significance: Pelligra Group’s acquisition ends three years of Crows ownership of the Adelaide Giants and comes ahead of the start of the upcoming Australian Baseball League (ABL) season which begins in November, a statement from Commercial & Legal explained.
“Following on from this transaction, Commercial & Legal, led by principal partner Elias Farah and solicitor Peter Dimitrious, will assist Pelligra with its quest to acquire a multi-million-dollar Adelaide city fringe property to develop a state-of-the-art baseball stadium."
Commenting further, Mr Farah said: “Our team look forward to continue working alongside Pelligra and to seeing the culmination of their vision. What an exciting time for Pelligra, Adelaide Giants and the City of Adelaide.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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