Last deal

Amount

Private Equity

Stage

01.08.2019

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1

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About Company
The YES Network is a regional sports network that broadcasts the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets and other sports teams.

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Also Known As

Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network

founded date

01.01.2001

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Private Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

The YES Network is the most-watched regional sports network in the country, known for broadcasting the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets. They have also received numerous Emmy Awards for their original biography, interview, and magazine programs. In addition to professional sports, the network also covers college sports and broadcasts all their programming in high definition.
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M&A Details
1

Acquired by

21st Century Fox

announced date

24.01.2014

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 01.08.2019. Their latest investor RedBird Capital Partners. Their latest round Private Equity

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Funding Round 
Investors 
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01.08.2019
1
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1
0

Number of lead investors

1

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Subsector

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Location

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total rounds

1

count Of Investments

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count Of Exists

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People

Founders
1
Leo Hindery Jr.
Leo Hindery Jr.

Leo Hindery Jr.

Leo Hindery, Jr. is an American businessman, author, political activist and philanthropist. He is currently the Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners, a private equity fund located in New York. Previously, he was CEO of The YES Network, which he founded in 2001 as the television home of the New York Yankees. In 1999, Leo was CEO of AT&T Broadband.

current job

AT&T
AT&T

count Of Investments

2

count Of Exists

1

Leo Hindery Jr.

Employee Profiles
3
Leo Hindery Jr.

Leo Hindery Jr.

Founder, CEO

Molly McAuliffe

Molly McAuliffe

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