Fanatics

A leading sports betting company revealed its acquisition plans on Friday morning. Although, the target company already has an existing purchase offer from a competing firm. What Happened: Sports betting and iGaming company DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ: DKNG) announced on Friday its intent to...

A leading fantasy sports and sports betting company has been honored with the "Challenger" award from Benzinga at the first Titans Sports Betting conference. What's A Challenger?: The Challenger Award is reserved for innovators and upstarts disrupting the industry of sports betting. A jury...

One of the leading sports companies is making a bigger bet on future growth from the sports betting sector with an acquisition announced over the weekend. What Happened: Sports apparel company Fanatics is acquiring the U.S. division of sports betting operator PointsBet for $150 million. The deal...

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has been known to make some startling calls, including a recent one that the U.S. economy is headed for a “train wreck.” Although, the billionaire investor could have a new place for investors to turn. What Happened: Ackman recently discussed his best...

Fanatics has received around $700 million from a group of new and current investors in a round that values the firm at $31 billion. The proceeds of the investment, according to The Walll Street Journal, will be set aside for strategic M&A. In addition to LionTree, the round was priced...

A leading digital collectibles company is headed to the Upside Down to bring to consumers NFTs based on one of the most popular television shows. What Happened: Candy Digital, a company that has previously released NFTs for Major League Baseball and its players, is launching NFTs for “...

Movie collectors could have a new piece of can't-miss memorabilia thanks to a trading card from Leaf. What Happened: Leaf Trading Cards offered a limited time trading card featuring worn materials from both Will Smith and Chris Rock. The card features the word "Gazette" at the top and...

A leading sports brand is partnering with a top sports and entertainment company to grow the brand and fan base and bring non-fungible tokens to the market. What Happened: A partnership between World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) and Fanatics was announced Monday. The partnership will...

Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee) shared details of the second series of the VeeFriends NFT collection and announced a new partnership with Fanatics. Fanatics Partnership: The sports apparel and trading card company announced the launch of zerocool, a new trading card...

A highly anticipated NFT event being held in May announced additional NFT artists, athletes and company executives who will appear at the inaugural event. What Happened: A second round of speakers and entertainers for VeeCon 2022 was announced Friday, Jan. 28. This is the follow-up to a...

A new trading card giant is taking shape with an acquisition of one of the most well-known brands in the space. The acquisition comes from a company that became their biggest competitor and cost the company the opportunity to go public with a big payday. What Happened: Sports e-commerce company...

One of the most talked about SPAC deals in the sports world has been terminated and will not go through as originally agreed upon. What Happened: Topps, the iconic trading card company that started producing Major League Baseball (MLB) cards in 1951, was set to go public once again with a $1.3...

The annual NFL team valuations rankings from Forbes were released Thursday. The report highlighted the league’s resiliency during the pandemic thanks to strong media rights deals. What Happened: The average value of an NFL team was up 14% to $3.5 billion, according to the latest report...

A leading sports apparel company is teaming up with a cryptocurrency bull and an entrepreneur to launch a new NFT platform with an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball. What Happened: Candy Digital is an NFT company founded by Fanatics and its Chairman Michael Rubin with Michael Novogratz and...

Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) shares got a lift Monday on the heels of a partnership with leading sports retailers Fanatics and Lids. What Happened: Leading sports retailers Fanatics and Lids signed a partnership that will see Barnes & Noble Education gain access to product...