Andrew B. White
With over 30 years of experience, Andrew White’s corporate transactional practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity investments with a particular emphasis on investments and other transactions in the sports industry. From providing strategic and structuring counseling at the inception of a deal to leading negotiations and other critical steps through to closing, Andrew serves as a trusted advisor to his clients. He is a co-leader of the firm’s sports industry practice and previously served as the leader of the firm’s Boston corporate practice. Before joining the firm, Andrew was a managing director at a leading Wall Street global investment bank, an experience that gives him a unique perspective to the business and financial aspects of M&A and private equity transactions.
His key clients include the family offices of David Blitzer and Josh Harris, Global Football Holdings, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the Unrivaled Sports youth sports platform, Boston Unity Soccer Partners, The Tisch Family, Avenue Capital Management, Sullington Holdings Limited, Spring Lake Equity Partners, Equity Resource Investments, Palladin Consumer Retail Partners and the recently formed 154 Partners.
Sports Transactions
- Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, in the following North American and European sports franchise investments:
- The Cleveland Guardians
- The Washington Commanders
- Real Salt Lake
- Utah Royals
- FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga
- Brondby IF of the Danish Superliga
- AD Alcorcon of Spanish La Liga Third Division
- Estoril Praia of Portuguese Primeira Liga
- ADO Den Haag of Dutch Eerste Divisie
- Waasland-Beveren of Belgian Challenger Pro League
- Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club of the TGL Simulator Golf League
- Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, and 26n, the family office of Josh Harris, in the development of their Unrivaled Sports multi youth sports platform via the following acquisitions and other related transactions:
- Acquisitions:
- Ripken Baseball
- Sports Force
- Baseball Factory
- YTH Sports
- Diamond Nation
- Rocker B Ranch
- Big League Dreams
- Under the Lights
- NE Flag Football
- Hall of Fame Village
- We Are Camp
- Snobahn
- Shawn White Commercial Arrangements
- Equity financing arrangements with The Chernin Group
- Debt financing arrangements with MSD Capital
- Acquisitions:
- Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment in its joint venture investment with Arctos Sports Partners in the Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR racing team
- Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment in its joint venture investment with Arctos Sports Partners in the Aston Martin F1 racing team
- Boston Unity Soccer Partners in its award of National Women’s Soccer League expansion team BOS Nation Football Club LLC, together with capital raising and other corporate transactions
- Next3 GFC Investors LLC, an entity managed by Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, in an investment in National Women’s Soccer League team NJ/NY Gotham FC
- A private investor in his investment in the Minnesota Timberwolves
- A significant private investor in the Boston Celtics sale transaction
- Sullington Holdings Limited in an investment in the New York Islanders
- MSP Sports Capital in its financing arrangements with Premier League football club Everton FC
- Avenue Capital Management in its investment in the Baltimore Orioles
- Avenue Capital Management in its investment in the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR racing team and the MotoGP premier worldwide motorcycle racing team
- YardRink, a National Hockey League licensed backyard and street hockey rink manufacturer, in its advisory services and NIL related arrangements with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky
- A private investor in his investment in Italian Serie A football club Venezia FC
- A private investor in his investment in Irish Football Club Larne FC
- Bidders for the Miami Marlins and Arizona Coyotes franchises
- Hollywood producer Peter Guber and Magic Johnson in their purchase of an interest in the Los Angeles Dodgers
- The Kraft Group and its subsidiary KAGR, a sports and entertainment industry data analytics firm, in KAGR's equity financing from JPMorgan
- A consortium of investors led by a Boston Red Sox limited partner and a Boston Celtics owner in the acquisition of Italian Serie A football club AS Roma
- Shamrock Holdings in its minority investment in Italian Serie A football club AS Roma
- LG Capital in its investment in United Soccer League soccer team the Charleston Battery
- USL soccer team the Hartford Athletic with its league franchise arrangements
- A private investor in his sale of an interest in the New York Yankees
- A Major League Baseball franchise in tis sale of its Class A franchise to the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Kraft Group in the acquisition of MLS team the San Jose Earthquakes (formerly the San Jose Clash)
- Palladin Consumer Retail Partners in its acquisition of multiple Pure Barre Fitness Studios in the New York metropolitan area
Private Equity
- Spring Lake Equity Partners in a multitude of acquisition and investment transactions
- Equity Resource Investments in several acquisition and investment transactions
- Ares Capital Corporation in a series of acquisition and investment transactions
- Palladin Consumer Retail Partners in a multitude of acquisition and investment transactions
- Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, in its investment in Diversified Roofing Holdings
- Tudor Growth Equity, the private equity arm of global investment firm Tudor Investment Corporation, in a series of acquisition and investment transactions
- Sandbridge Capital in its acquisition of a New York–based hedge fund
- AIG Highstar Capital, a private equity arm of insurance giant AIG, in its sale of the Southern Star pipeline and its acquisition with DLJ Merchant Banking of American Ref-Fuel Company
Strategic M&A
- Fox Auto in its sale of the largest US privately held vehicle rental business to French public company Europcar
- Life sciences company PaxVax in its control transaction with Cerberus Capital Management, its subsequent sale to Emergent BioSolutions, and its sale of an FDA Priority Review Voucher to Gilead Sciences
- Eli Lilly and Company in its acquisition of an FDA Priority Review Voucher to Siga Technologies
- Dorado Systems, a leading national healthcare EDI platform, in its sale to eSolutions, a Francisco Partners portfolio company
- Eastern Salt Company in its acquisition of Granite State Minerals
- BMW of North America in the acquisition and sale of several companies, including Husqvarna Motorcycles, Endurance Motor Cars, Westchester BMW, and BMW of Eugene, Oregon
- Waters Corporation, a world-leading specialty measurement company, in multiple acquisitions
- Take Two Interactive, a publisher of video games including Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, Borderlands and Red Dead Redemption, in various equity transactions
- Suffolk University Law School (J.D.)
- Bowdoin College (B.A.)
- Massachusetts

Recommended, Industry focus: Sport, The Legal 500 US (2025)
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
