Brisbane Bullets bought by US private equity firm

Private equity investment firm Brisbane Basketball USA LLC has been advised on the purchase of Brisbane Bullets Pty Ltd.

user iconJerome Doraisamy 28 October 2019 SME Law
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Firm: DWF (Brisbane Basketball USA LLC); unknown (Brisbane Bullets Pty Ltd).

Deal: Brisbane Basketball USA LLC – which is backed by American sports executive and investor Jason Levien and retired NBA player Kevin Martin – has purchased NBL team Brisbane Bullets, marking the private equity investment firm’s first foray into the Australian market.

Area: M&A.

Value: Unknown.

Key players: The deal was managed by DWF supervising lawyer Mat Jessep.

Deal significance: Speaking about the deal, Mr Jessep said: “It’s an exciting time for the Bullets with the move to a new stadium, a strong roster of quality players, great coaching and now this partnership [with] Jason and Kevin.”

Mr Martin added: “Mat’s commitment and professionalism was first-rate. We look forward to continuing our relationship in the future.”

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.

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