NHL and Sportradar enter into global partnership agreement. The advisors
Sportradar, a global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services, and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced a landmark 10-year global partnership, naming Sportradar the Official Betting Data Rights, Official Betting Streaming Rights and Official Media Data Rights Partner of the NHL, as well as an Official Integrity Partner of the NHL.
The advisors
Lenz & Staehelin acted as legal counsel to the NHL in regards to all Swiss law aspects of the deal. The team comprised partner Tino Gaberthüel (pictured top) and associates Simone Ehrsam and Alex Wille (all corporate/m&a).
Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to Sportradar with a team led by corporate/m&a partner Patrik Peyer (pictured left) , working with partner Moritz Maurer and junior associate Reto Seiler (both corporate/m&a) as well as partner Nicolas Birkhäuser (antitrust/competition).
Founded in 1917 in Montreal Canada, The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams, 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
