U.S. private equity firm closes $400-million deal for Montreal amateur sports streamer LiveBarn

GTCR closed a US$400-million-plus acquisition of LiveBarn Inc., a Montreal-based company that livestreams amateur and youth sports from thousands of arenas, courts and fields across North America. The deal underscores private equity interest in sports-streaming and tech-enabled consumer media platforms and should support LiveBarn's scale and growth ambitions.

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GTCR closed a US$400-million-plus acquisition of LiveBarn Inc., a Montreal-based company that livestreams amateur and youth sports from thousands of arenas, courts and fields across North America. The deal underscores private equity interest in sports-streaming and tech-enabled consumer media platforms and should support LiveBarn's scale and growth ambitions.