Frank Saviano, P.C.

Frank Saviano's representative experience includes advising:

Professional Sports Teams

• Sixth Street in its minority investment in the New England Patriots
• Tom Dundon in the purchase of a controlling interest in the Portland Trailblazers from the estate of Paul Allen*
• Carlyle in its investment in Seattle Reign FC, an NWSL franchise*
• Mark Cuban in the sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families*
• Dynasty Equity in its investment in Liverpool F.C.*
• Diamond Baseball Holdings, a Silver Lake portfolio company, in the acquisition of over 40 MLB Professional Development League Clubs*
• The NBA in its acquisition and subsequent sale of the New Orleans Hornets*
• Olympique Lyonnais Groupe in its acquisition of Reign FC*
• Dyal Capital in various investments in the Sacramento Kings and the Atlanta Hawks*
• Michael Dell in an investment in the San Antonio Spurs*
• Various investors in minority investments in the Las Vegas Raiders*
• Shahid Khan in his acquisition of the Jacksonville Jaguars*
• Stan Middleman in an investment in the Philadelphia Phillies*

Sports and Media

• Endeavor in the acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings and subsequent sale of Diamond Baseball Holdings to Silver Lake*
• Houston Rockets in the acquisition of AT&T SportsNet Southwest with the Houston Astros*
• TWG Global (holding company of Mark Walter) and Billie Jean King Enterprises in a joint venture with the International Tennis Federation to form the Billie Jean King Cup (the women’s World Cup of Tennis)*
• RedBird Capital Partners in a transaction with the NFL to form EverPass Media*
• 888 Holdings in its exclusive U.S. sports betting partnership with the Sports Illustrated brand and related equity issuance*
• Soccer United Marketing in an investment by Providence Equity Partners and the subsequent repurchase of Providence Equity’s stake*

Other Significant Transactions

• Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.’s independent special committee in connection with a transaction support agreement and amendments to the media rights agreements between New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and MSG Networks Inc. as part of MSG Networks’ debt work-out process with its lenders*
• Media rights transactions for major sports leagues, teams, and networks, including NASCAR, Pac-12 Conference, MLS, United States Soccer Federation, and the Detroit Pistons*
• NASCAR in the development of its landmark charter membership system with its Sprint Cup Series teams*
• The BIG EAST Conference in the establishment of the "new" BIG EAST Conference, including its agreement with Madison Square Garden and negotiations with incoming member institutions*

Mergers & Acquisitions

• EverPass Media, a RedBird Capital Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of UPshow and investment by TKO Group Holdings*
• Sixth Street in its acquisition of Bay FC, an NWSL expansion franchise*
• Endeavor in its sale of its tennis tournament portfolio, including the ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 tournaments — Miami Open and Mutua Madrid Open — to MARI*