Acquisition History / Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. / Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited
Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. Acquires Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited
Announced January 2026 — $1.78B
What happened
IPL/WPL cricket franchise (RCB) Acquired through Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd., a vehicle of Blackstone Inc.; ICQ Opportunities RC Holdco, Ltd.; Times Internet Limited; Bolt IPL Holdings LLC. Source: https://www.cci.gov.in/images/summaryorders/en/summary1779105929.pdf
- Acquirer
- Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd.
- Target
- Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited
- Announced
- January 2026
- Price
- $1.78B
- Industry
- Sports
- Buyer type
- Private equity
- Fund vehicle
- Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd.
- Backing investors
- Blackstone Inc., ICQ Opportunities RC Holdco, Ltd., Times Internet Limited, Bolt IPL Holdings LLC
- Status
- Closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. acquire Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited?
Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. acquired Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited on January 2026. This was Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd.'s 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 1 we have on record.
How much did Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. pay for Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited?
Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. paid $1.78B for Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited.
What does Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited do?
IPL/WPL cricket franchise (RCB) Acquired through Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd., a vehicle of Blackstone Inc.; ICQ Opportunities RC Holdco, Ltd.; Times Internet Limited; Bolt IPL Holdings LLC. Source: https://www.cci.gov.in/images/summaryorders/en/summary1779105929.pdf
What other Sports companies has Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd. acquired?
Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited is Big Banyan Holdings Pte. Ltd.'s only publicly tracked acquisition in Sports so far.
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