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- Investment firm PEAK6 Investments LLC has acquired Evil Geniuses and appointed associate Nicole LaPoint Jameson as the team’s new CEO.
- Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Evil Geniuses COO Phillip Aram will remain in his position.
- Twitch previously owned Evil Geniuses, but divested itself of the team in 2016 and gave ownership to the players and player-selected management.
Chicago-based technology and investment firm PEAK6 Investments LLC today announced that it has acquired Evil Geniuses 
and appointed a new CEO for the team as part of the deal.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the team declined to provide additional information when asked by The Esports Observer. Nicole LaPointe Jameson, previously an associate in PEAK6’s Strategic Capital division, will serve as the team’s new CEO, with Evil Geniuses COO Phillip Aram continuing on in the same role that he took in September 2017.
“We’ve long been investors in traditional sports and are thrilled to enter the competitive gaming community in such an impactful way,” said PEAK6 co-founder Jenny Just, in a release. “Having watched the esports industry grow and evolve, we are aligned with Evil Geniuses’ vision to create meaningful and innovative experiences for fans and athletes alike. This alliance enhances our mission to lead with an unrelenting competitive drive and a desire to embrace today’s consumer through technology.”
After years of searching for the right partner, we can say that we’ve finally found them. Evil Geniuses is happy to announce that we’ve been acquired by PEAK6 Investments.
More details on what will help our team and staff grow towards a better future: https://t.co/15oMyEr9iS pic.twitter.com/UMbQ6Duihb
— Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) May 29, 2019
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Evil Geniuses was previously owned by streaming platform Twitch
, which obtained both EG and Alliance when it acquired Good Game Agency in 2014. In December 2016, Twitch announced that it had divested itself of both teams, giving ownership to the respective players and player-selected management.
The team currently competes in games such as Dota 2 , Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite, Call of Duty , and Rocket League , and has sponsorship deals with Razer
, Monster Energy , and Xfinity. According to PEAK6’s release, LaPointe Jameson will work to secure additional partnerships for the team.
