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CVC Capital Partners to acquire a 28% stake in PRO14 Rugby for $150m.

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Transaction Value£116m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For28%
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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CVC Capital Partners agreed to acquire a 28% stake in PRO14 Rugby, a UK rugby league, from Celtic Rugby DAC, a company that runs the operations of PRO14, for $150m. “I am delighted that we have managed to welcome CVC into the Guinness PRO14 as our partner. As a Board, we have been ambitious in our outlook and have significantly developed the league in recent years. One of our key goals was to secure a strategic partner to help accelerate our plans and CVC bring a wealth of experience and great expertise in this regard," Dominic McKay, Celtic Rugby DAC Chairman.

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