Caitlin Harrison
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Caitlin Dey Harrison counsels both strategic and financial buyers and sellers, including private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in the structuring and negotiation of US and cross-border complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity investments, among other corporate transactions. Caitlin deals with a broad range of industries, with a particular emphasis in the sports industry, including NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, NASCAR, Formula 1, and MotoGP investments.
Sports Transactions
- The New England Patriots in their sale of a minority interest to Sixth Street and Dean Metropoulos
- Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, in the following North American and European sports franchise investments:
- The Cleveland Guardians
- Real Salt Lake
- Utah Royals
- Estoril Praia of the Portuguese Primeira Liga
- ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Eerste Divisie
- Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club of the TGL simulator golf league
- Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP team
- 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 Formula 1 racing team
- Avenue Capital Management in its investment in the Baltimore Orioles
- Avenue Capital Management in its investment in the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR team and the premier worldwide MotoGP motorcycle racing team
- A private investor in an investment in the Minnesota Timberwolves
- A private investor in an investment in Italian Serie A football club Venezia FC
- Bolt Ventures, the family office of David Blitzer, and 26North, 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:
- Under the Lights
- Hall of Fame Village
- We Are Camp
- Snobahn
- Shawn White Commercial Arrangements
- Equity financing arrangements with The Chernin Group
- Acquisitions:
Private Equity
- Represented New State Capital Partners in its majority investment in Harrell-Fish Inc., a provider of mechanical installation and maintenance services
- Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of Votaw Precision Technologies, a specialty manufacturer of mission-critical hardware and components supporting a range of space, maritime, and defense platforms
- Represented New State Capital Partners in its acquisition of AVEX, a provider of sales and maintenance for the Daher TBM turboprop aircraft in North America
Strategic M&A
- Represented A.P. Moeller-Maersk in the $1.7 billion acquisition of Pilot Freight Services, a global provider of end-to-end and last-mile solutions specializing in big and bulky B2C and B2B freight, from ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
- Represented The New York Times Company in its $550 million acquisition of The Athletic, a global digital subscription-based sports media business that provides national and local coverage of more than 200 clubs and teams in the United States and around the world
- Represented Far Peak Acquisition Corporation, a special-purpose acquisition company, in its merger with Bullish, a technology company that develops financial services for the digital assets sector, whereby Bullish will become a public company
- Represented Say Technologies in its $140 million sale to Robinhood
- Fordham University School of Law, 2015, J.D.
- University of Southern California, 2010, B.A.
- New York
Recipient, Distinguished Legal Writing Award, Law360 (2026)
Recommended, M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: large deals ($1bn+),The Legal 500 US (2024)