International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), one of the nation’s leading integrated sports, media, and entertainment companies, in connection with minority investments by Arctos Partners (Arctos), the only private investment firm approved to own equity in teams across all five major North American professional leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS) and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).

MSE owns and operates the Washington Capitals (NHL), Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA), Capital City Go-Go (NBA G League), and Wizards Gaming (NBA 2K League), along with local media platform, Monumental Sports Network (MNMT). MSE also operates Capital One Arena in Washington, DC and is leading an $800 million+ transformation of the arena and the adjacent downtown sports and entertainment district as part of a public-private partnership with the city.

In addition to Arctos joining MSE’s ownership group, QIA, who initially invested in MSE in 2023 in a McDermott-advised deal, increased its equity stake, consistent with the sovereign wealth fund’s focus on long-term, high-value investments.

The McDermott team was led by Tom Conaghan with invaluable assistance from Greg Berson and Eric Cunningham as well as Scott Bowman and Will Rush. Andrew Granek advised on tax matters.

Read MSE’s press release.

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