Deals
German Football to Shortlist Private Equity Bids Next Week
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German professional football’s governing body plans to meet early next week to whittle down the list of private equity bidders seeking a stake in the league’s media rights, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The supervisory board of DFL Deutsche Fussball Liga GmbH will consider which suitor is offering the best price while also navigating potential conflicts of interest, the people said. EQT AB has so far presented the highest bid with an initial proposal valuing DFL’s media rights unit at about €12.7 billion ($14 billion), according to the people.