Jason Sauer
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Churchill Downs Incorporated
- Role
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Churchill Downs Incorporated
- Location
- Louisville, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jason Sauer
Corporate Development, M&A and Strategy Professional
Experience
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Jun 2021 — Present · Louisville, KY, US
Identification, evaluation and execution of development opportunities, with focus on growth through acquisitions, for diversified provider of racing, gaming and online entertainment, anchored by its flagship event: The Kentucky Derby. Executive with primary responsibility for development and advancement of corporate strategy for S&P MidCap 400 company.Significant projects include: Acquisition of Exacta Systems, a provider of technology systems to support historical horse racing operations, for $250 million (2023) Acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) for $2.75 billion; a transformative deal that significantly expanded CDI’s geographic footprint, the transaction included Colonial Downs Thoroughbred racetrack in New Kent, Virginia, as well as six Rosie’s Gaming Emporium historical horse racing facilities across Virginia, Del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo, New York and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Sioux City, Iowa (2022) Acquisition of Ells Park in Henderson, Kentucky for $79 million, with plans to develop a track extension facility with historical racing machines in Owensboro, Kentucky (2022) Acquisition of Chasers Poker Room in Salem, New Hampshire, with plans to develop an expanded gaming facility in Salem to accommodate historical racing machines (2022) Successful bid to construct the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort, a $290 million destination gaming facility in Vigo County, Indiana (2021)
Education
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Doctor of Law (JD)
2005 — 2008
University of Cambridge
Postgraduate Diploma, Theology and Religious Studies
2004 — 2005
Harvard University
AB, Government
1998 — 2002
Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
Master of Arts (M.A.), National Security Policy Studies
2002 — 2008
Skills
- Public Affairs
- Policy
- Policy Analysis
- Political Campaigns
- Speech Writing
- Mediation
- Securities Regulation
- Public Speaking
- International Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Program Management
- Economic Development
- Human Rights
- Corporate Law
- Federal Government
- Media Relations
- Foreign Policy
- Military
- Legal Research
- Capital Markets
- Legislation
- International Relations
- Political Science
- Community Outreach
- Legislative Relations
- Intellectual Property
- Grant Writing
- Government
- Public Policy
- Commercial Litigation
- International Security
- Intelligence
- Strategic Communications
- Financial Analysis
- Defense
- Editing
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Research
- National Security
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