TORONTO, ON -- NOVEMBER
7, 2019 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- NEW WAVE ESPORTS
CORP. (the “Company” or “New Wave Esports”) (CSE: NWES) is a multi-faceted business with the
goal of elevating the entire industry of esports and competitive
gaming. Now trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the
“CSE”), New Wave Esports provides capital and
advisory support services to esports organizations, teams, leagues,
events, platforms, tools, and technology innovators around the
world.
OUR
APPROACH:
New Wave Esports’
investment strategy focuses on four key areas that power the
esports ecosystem:
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Teams &
Organizations
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Events & Tournament
Organizers
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Platforms &
Networks
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Technologies &
Tools
PORTFOLIO
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Tiidal
Gaming owns and
operates a premier esports team that competes in 12 different games
including: Fortnite, PUBG, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,
Madden, NHL, and more.
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Lazarus, which is comprised
of 50+ professional players and 12 professional teams across 10
countries.
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All-Women’s Team is one of
the world’s first all-female esports
teams.
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Lazarus Esports, Tiidal
Group’s competitive gaming division, earned a total of $3.45
million in winnings at the Fortnite World Cup Finals in
2019.
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Even Matchup
Gaming is an events
production company bringing esports to the masses through over 80
annual events including Get On My Level and Let’s Make Moves which
are some of the most successful tournaments for Nintendo’s Smash
Bros.
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PlayLine operates an intuitive fantasy esports betting platform that
awards over $1B in prizes each year. Recent partnerships with
Speedway Motorsport brought their platform to NASCAR in 2019, and
an upcoming Twitch Rivals partnership will expand the platform to
include esports betting.
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Thunderbolt
CDG is a technology
development company that conceptualizes tools and solutions that
will power the future of how consumers experience
esports.
STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM:
Daniel Mitre, CEO &
Managing
Partner
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Games industry expert
with almost 20 years’ experience working with the world’s largest
Publishers and Developers including EA, SEGA, THQ, DICE, BioWare,
and Maxis.
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Led worldwide campaigns
for AAA franchises including Battlefield, The Sims, FIFA, and
Madden.
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Advisor to Tiidal Gaming
and The Gaming Society, Co-Founded Thunderbolt
CDG.
Trumbull Fisher,
President & Managing
Partner
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15 years of capital
markets experience working with National Bank of Canada, M
Partners, Casimir, and
more.
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Co-Founded FDB Capital
real estate
development.
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Member of Think
Technologies Board of
Directors.
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Advisor to Tiidal
Gaming.
Tiffany Lee,
CFO & Corporate
Secretary
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Former Controller at
Mojave Jane Brands Inc. and several roles with Constellation
Software Inc. and Hub
International.
Clayton Fisher, Financial
Advisor & Board of
Directors
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10 years’ experience
managing over $400M in assets for corporations around the world as
an Investment Advisor with organizations including Canaccord and
Raymond James.
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Leadership role with
Think Technologies.
Jarrett
Hasson, Head of Asia Business
Development
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Experience
working for a number of Canada's leading alternative asset managers
in portfolio management roles.
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Winner of the
Lipper Award for top hedge fund in Canada for three-year
performance.
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Worked for one
of Canada's leading investment banks where he structured various
mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and capital raising
mandates.
John Dewdney,
Advisor
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President of a private
Toronto-based corporate advisory
practice.
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Co-Founder, Officer, and
Director of several private and publicly listed small-cap companies
across a variety of
industries.
Peter Cunningham,
Advisor
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Principal Owner of Lions
Edge Capital and Cunningham Venture
Group.
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Co-Founder of Think
Technologies and Supreme
Heights.
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Advised G-TEC, Khiron,
High Hampton, bewhere, and
more.
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Held positions at Raymond
James and Macquarie
Bank.
Neil Duffy,
Advisor
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Chief Commercial Officer
of WorldGaming.com and Director of Tiidal
Gaming.
Stan Press,
Advisor
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14+ years of experience
in gaming and esports as a former competitor turned senior
marketer, partnerships, and business development
professional.
Taylor Ward,
Advisor
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Experienced entrepreneur
in the games industry who specializes in startup financing,
technology, and event
design.
Joel Freudman,
Advisor
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Serves as President and
Director of Resurgent Capital Corp., a merchant bank based in
Toronto.
Jourdan Bolivar,
Advisor
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Financial Analyst within
the development markets and financial
industry.
EXPANDED CAPITAL MARKETS
COVERAGE
The Company is pleased
to announce it has engaged Bull Markets Media GmbH (“Bull
Markets”) to bolster the Company’s capital markets
presence through the provision of European media coverage as well
as investor relations in connection with the Company’s application
to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Further details regarding
the Company’s engagement of Bull Markets will be made available in
the Company’s Form 10 to be filed on the Company’s portal at
www.thecse.com.
ABOUT NEW WAVE
ESPORTS CORP.
New Wave Esports is an
esports and competitive gaming company that provides capital and
support services to esports organizations, teams, leagues, events,
platforms, tools, and technology
innovators.
The Company’s vision is
to drive, energize, and accelerate the global growth of esports and
competitive gaming, including affiliated companies, organizations,
and technologies with the goal of enhancing experiences for
players, fans, industry professionals, and
investors.
New Wave Esports plays
a pivotal role in enhancing all aspects of the industry. They do
this by opening the doors of opportunity for future growth in
esports and competitive gaming.
New Wave Esports
has leadership teams located in
Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles,
California.
For more company
information and contact details, visit http://newwaveesports.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
Daniel
Mitre
Chief
Executive Officer
New Wave
Esports Corp.
Email:
dmitre@newwaveesports.com
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