Stefan G. dePozsgay is a corporate partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Sports Law Practice Groups.  Mr. dePozsgay regularly represents clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, growth and venture capital investments, and other significant transactional matters in the U.S., Latin America, and other jurisdictions.

Mr. dePozsgay has extensive M&A experience across a broad range of industries, including the sports, media, entertainment and technology sectors. His clients include, among others, private equity firms and other financial sponsors, buyout groups and consortiums, large family offices with direct investment capabilities and sports franchises and their owners.  His practice also covers a range of venture capital and emerging company transactions, including capital raises, as well as corporate governance matters.

Notable representations include:

Private Equity Transactions*

• RSE Ventures in its its preferred equity investments in the Momofuku Restaurant Group, the Fuku restaurant group, the Milk Bar eateries, the &pizza restaurant group, Bluestone Lane Coffee, Bellwether Coffee, Vayner Media, Banza, and others
• A portfolio company of HC2 Holdings Inc. (HCHC) in its acquisition of GrayWolf Industrial, Inc.
• RedBird Capital Partners in its acquisition of Majority Strategies, a political advertising firm
• RedBird Capital Partners in its formation and funding of Zenith Shipping, a platform vehicle acquiring a fleet of freighters and tankers, and subsequent financing transactions
• RedBird Capital Partners in its formation of Lifeline Capital, an asset manager in the insurance space
• Goldman Sachs in its acquisition of Drayer Physical Therapy, a regional physical therepy provider
• Goldman Sachs on a variety of growth and preferred equity investments, including in Revolution Money, Ikonysis, Dynamica Controladora, Fluid, Inc., Dale & Thomas Popcorn and Tri-Alpha Energy
• Brooklyn NY Holdings, the Lerner family office, in its significant co-investment activities with sponsors
• ff Venture Capital in connection with the merger of Surf Air, Inc., a subscription airline business
• A privately owned cyberdefense company in its sale to a portfolio company of DC Capital Partners
• Branford Castle Partners in its acquisition of TooJays Restaurant Group
• Branford Castle Partners in its disposition of E-Mon, an energy submetering company, to Honeywell
• Branford Castle Partners in its disposition of the Carmel Car & Limousine Company to a strategic buyer
• Tudor Investment Corporation in its late-stage growth equity investments and seeding transactions, including in Crossbeam Systems, Skyterra Communications, DKRW Advanced Fuels, Elephant Pharmacy, Mako Surgical Corp., Two Sigma, Engineers Gate, Headlands Holdings and Uni-Pixel, Inc.
• Centerbridge Partners in a variety of highly structured debt, equity, and derivative investments
• Anchorage Capital in its investment in DHT Holdings, an international shipping concern
• Equinox Ventures, the investment arm of the Equinox fitness group, in certain private equity transactions

Sports, Media and Entertainment Transactions*

• A seller consortium including RedBird Capital Partners, Bruin Sports Capital, The Carlyle Group and The National Football League in the sale of a controlling interest in On Location Experiences, the official hospitality partner of the NFL, to Endeavor
• The Miami Dolphins in connection with their commercial arrangements with Formula One Worldwide Championship Limited to bring a Formula 1 race to Miami
• Relevent Sports, owner of the International Champions Cup, in its one-of-a-kind joint venture with La Liga Nacional de Futbol to commercialize La Liga media rights and sponsorships, and to host an official Spanish soccer match, in the United States and Canada
• On Location Experiences in its acquisition of Primesport, Inc., a direct access and hospitality business focused on sporting events, from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group
• On Location Experiences in its acquisition of licensing and ticketing rights from the NFL
• On Location Experiences in its acquisition of Anthony Travel, the leading NCAA travel company
• On Location Experiences in its acquisitions of Kreate, Inc., Murphy Productions, and Nomadic Entertainment Group, event production businesses
• On Location Experiences in its acquisition of Runaway Tours from Jon Bon Jovi
• RSE Ventures in its sale of Student Sports, an event and marketing business dedicated to amateur athletes, to Stack Sports, a youth sports platform owned in part by Genstar Capital and Jerry Jones
• Dicks’ Sporting Goods in a carveout sale of sports-related technology assets to Stack Sports
• Krossover Intelligence, a sports-related technology company owned by RSE Ventures, Dan Gilbert’s Detroit VC, and David Robinson’s Admiral Capital in its sale to Stack Sports
• RSE Ventures in its preferred equity investment in The Drone Racing League
• RSE Ventures in its preferred equity investment in The Action Network
• Las Vegas CVA in its acquisition of the Riviera Hotel & Casino from the Starwood Group
• Goldman Sachs in its investments in The YES Network, Legends Hospitality and Media Rights Capital
• Media Rights Capital in its subsequent sale to Guggenheim
• Medallion Financial in its acquisition of NASCAR team Richard Petty Motorsports
• Medallion Financial in its acquisition of the Long Island Lizards major league lacrosse league and commercial arrangements with Jim Brown
• A high net worth individual in a sale of his interests in NBA and NHL franchises
• A high net worth individual in an investment in an asset manager entering into income share agreements with professional athletes

Other Mergers, Acquisitions, Dispositions and Joint Ventures*

• Goldman Sachs on its acquisitions of the “La Francia” and “El Hatillo” coal mines from Coalcorp, Inc. and Vale, S.A., respectively, and the subsequent sale of those assets to Murray Energy Corporation
• Advised Inka Farma, the largest pharmacy chain in Peru, in its sale to Interbank Group
• Advised South Alliance in its sale of the Port of Barranquilla in Colombia to Southern Cross, a Chilean private equity fund
• Caithness Energy its sale of a portfolio of wind and geothermal power assets to Arclight
• Milliken & Company in a carve out and sale of its Anticon division to Honeywell
• Javelin Global Commodities in its joint venture with Murray Energy Corporation and Uniper

Education

• Yale Law School, J.D. 2006
• Duke University, B.A., Political Science 2003

*Representations were made by Mr. dePozsgay prior to his association with Gibson Dunn.