The WWE, the World Wrestling Entertainment Group is combining with Endeavour-owned UFC. The overall value of the deal, 21 billion, puts a sticker price on WWE of roughly $9.3 billion. Why does partnering up with UFC here make sense? What do these two dancing partners see in each other?
The WWE agreed to merge with UFC parent company, Endeavor Group, to form a new publicly traded company. (00:21) Dylan Lewis and Jim Gillies discuss: - The terms of the deal, and the media rights story. - How Vince McMahon “wins”. - Anti-trust questions for the new company. (11:50) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Asit Sharma about evaluating CEOs, and an understated leader for investors to watch. Companies discussed: WWE, OKTA, NVDA
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl
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