FuboTV Takes $75M in Series D Funding, Will Invest in Engineering

FuboTV, the little OTT service that's giving that's giving bigger players some competition, has taken $75 million in series D funding. This doubles the company's funding total to $150 million. AMC Networks is a new investor this round, with participation from existing investors 21st Century Fox, Luminari Capital, Northzone, Sky, and Scripps Networks Interactive (now a part of Discovery, Inc.).
The money is earmarked for engineering improvements to the FuboTV OTT platform and apps. FuboTV's main attraction is its sports content, and it plans to create new features just for sports fans, as well as launch marketing programs to grow an audience.
The over-the-top video field is already highly competitive, but FuboTV sees plenty of room for growth. “While our industry is in its infancy, the macro tailwind is very strong. It’s so strong that we anticipate the majority of pay-TV consumers will switch to live streaming within the next five to seven years," says David Gandler, co-founder, and CEO of FuboTV.

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Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

Business Wire | February 01, 2024

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas. As previously disclosed, Summit is a specialty industrial mechanical contractor offering engineering, design-assist and turnkey, direct hire construction services of modular systems serving the advanced technology, power, and industrial sectors. Summit’s capabilities encompass a wide range of modular and site-based construction, including process piping, equipment setting, large pipe rack trestles, and related steel erection and specialty concrete work. Summit is a trusted supplier to some of the world’s largest advanced technology, power and industrial companies and is currently deployed on several major chip fabrication projects. Initially, Summit is expected to contribute annualized revenues of approximately $375 million to $400 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $35 million to $40 million. In light of the amortization expense, Summit is expected to make a neutral to slightly accretive contribution to earnings per share in 2024 and 2025. Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted to announce the closing of our agreement to acquire Summit, an extremely capable provider of modular and other complex mechanical services. Summit brings a stellar reputation as a modular technology leader in growing end markets, including multiple ongoing and large semiconductor projects. We are happy to welcome Summit’s wonderful leadership team and excellent production and craft workers across many states, and we are confident Summit will continue to innovate and grow as a part of our network of world-class contracting companies. We are grateful that Summit has chosen to become part of Comfort Systems USA.”

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