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Brighton Park Invests in TickPick
- Client News
- August 22, 2024
Paul, Weiss advised Brighton Park Capital, an investment firm focused on entrepreneur-led, growth-stage companies, in its $250 million investment in TickPick, a modern, transparent ticket marketplace transforming the event ticketing industry. TickPick is currently an official partner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams, the MLB’s Minnesota Twins and Spain’s premiere men’s soccer league, LaLiga. The transaction is expected to accelerate TickPick’s growth and help it scale operations, and represents the largest fundraise in the ticketing industry to date.
As part of the deal, Symphony Ventures joined Brighton Park as a strategic investor in TickPick. Symphony is an investment partnership co-founded by professional golfer Rory McIlroy.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Sarah Stasny, Samuel Welt, Lindsey Wiersma and Suhan Shim and counsel Marc Shepsman; tax partner Lindsay Parks and counsel Shane Milam; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; antitrust partner Joshua Soven and counsel Yuni Sobel; executive compensation partner Reuven Falik and counsel Jake Glazeski; and litigation counsel Pietro Signoracci.