Media and Entertainment

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

On February 3, 2025, Outbrain Inc. (“Outbrain”), a technology platform, announced the closing of its acquisition of Teads, a global omnichannel platform, from Altice. The two companies will merge their offerings to create an omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, and will operate under the name Teads. Outbrain, Altice and Teads have amended the previously announced share purchase agreement. Under the terms of the revised agreement, Outbrain will be paying a total consideration of approximately $900 million, consisting of $625 million upfront cash and 43.75 million shares of common stock of Outbrain valued at approximately $263 million. Cravath is representing Outbrain in connection with the transaction.

On January 22, 2025, Eros Media World plc, a global media and entertainment company, announced that its internal review of certain accounting practices and internal controls has been concluded, with the Audit Committee determining that no revenues of the Company recognized during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, were inappropriately recognized, and finding no impairment in the intangible assets and goodwill reflected on the Company’s Form 6‑K dated March 31, 2021. In addition, the Audit Committee found no material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting.

On January 6, 2025, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) and FuboTV Inc. (“Fubo) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company of which Disney will become the majority owner.

Cravath represented Morgan Stanley, as administrative agent, joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and collateral agent, in connection with a $500 million revolving credit facility made available to DraftKings Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. DraftKings Inc. operate as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company in the United States and internationally. The transaction closed on November 7, 2024.

On January 30, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year.” The article highlights the Firm’s work across its Corporate and Litigation departments representing clients in the industry, including Disney in litigation stemming from its 2018 acquisition of Twenty‑First Century Fox, Inc., in which Cravath had also represented the company, and the Paramount Special Committee in connection with Paramount’s $28 billion merger agreement with Skydance.

On January 28, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Tax Practice Group of the Year.” The article highlights the Tax Department’s work on a variety of complex transactions, including its role representing clients Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’s Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses; Endeavor in its $25 billion take‑private acquisition by Silver Lake; Frontier in its $20 billion acquisition by Verizon; the Paramount Special Committee in its $28 billion merger agreement with Skydance; and Vista Outdoor in its $1.125 billion sale of Revelyst to SVP and $1.91 billion sale of its Sporting Products business to CSG.

On January 20, 2025, Cravath was recognized by Law360 as a “Firm of the Year,” a designation reserved for law firms that steered “some of the largest deals of 2024” and secured “high‑profile litigation wins” while being selected for at least five “Practice Group of the Year” awards in 2024.

On December 11, 2024, Cravath’s antitrust practice was ranked among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2025 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices. This is the thirteenth consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the highest tier among New York Firms by GCR. The publication highlighted Cravath’s “bountiful antitrust work,” including its role representing clients Epic Games in litigation against Google and Apple; Meta in putative class action and individual antitrust litigation; and Amgen in a successful defense against an FTC challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.

On December 10, 2024, Cravath was recognized by the Financial Times in connection with its annual “North America Innovative Lawyers” report, which showcases “the most innovative work and legal services that lawyers have developed for their clients in North America.” In the “Dispute Resolution” category, the Firm received “Highly Commended” honors for its representation of Epic Games in securing a unanimous jury verdict, on all counts, in its antitrust lawsuit against Google.