Brazilian sports marketing agency Go4it invested in Strava, a social network for athletes. The network has a presence in 195 countries and a potential int'l market of 700 million athletes. Go4it's int'l sports assets include the Laver Cup tennis event and sports technology companies Keemotion and goFlow, as well as TAPPP and Greenfly, in which Go4it invested in November (Go4it).
Int'l broadcaster Liberty Global reported its Q4 and full year results. Liberty revealed European operating income of $683M in Q4, up 22% from $558M in '15. Full year revenue for '16 was $2.48B, up 18% from $2.10B in '15 (ADVANCED TELEVISION, 2/16).
Golf retailer Clubhouse Golf Ltd. secured a seven-figure investment from private equity firm Foresight Group. The Greater Manchester-based company will use the £4M ($5M) boost to strengthen brand relationships and explore new int'l commerce opportunities by developing its online platform at Clubhousegolf.co.uk. Following the deal, e-retailer Kitbag Founder Richard Styles was named non-exec chair to support the business’ online growth (BDAILY, 2/16).
