There’s No Sports Team Valuation Bubble, Arctos Says
Arctos Partners launched in 2019 as a private equity fund to buy limited partnership stakes in sports teams. Team valuations have soared since then, fueling talks about…
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CVC Forms $14 Billion Global Sport Group Focusing on Leagues, Teams
Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners has formed Global Sport Group (GSG), a new division to hold its $13.6 billion of sports properties and pursue expanded…
Investing in College Sports a Legally Risky Move for NFL Owners
As colleges face acute pressure points with declining tuition dollars caused by the enrollment cliff, tighter restrictions on international student admissions under the…
PE Firm Hunts College Sports With Fund Backed by Gronk, McCourtys
Swiss-based private equity firm Chiron Sports Group is launching an investment initiative called Legacy 25 that will back U.S. college athletic programs. The fund…
How NFL Teams and Owners Made $22 Billion Last Year
The NFL season kicks off this year with teams in all but a handful of franchises seeing a path to the playoffs. Add in the allure of gambling and fantasy football, and…
One Year in, Private Equity Boosts NFL Values on Handful of Deals
It’s been a year since sports-hungry private equity got access to the jewel of investments: the NFL. The consensus so far is the move has been a resounding success, even…
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Adam Silver Meeting With Potential Backers of European League
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum are in Europe this week holding multiple meetings with potential stakeholders of the NBA’s planned…
UAE Investor 885 Capital Emerges as Sports Force With PFL Stake
The Professional Fighters League has a long list of well-known investors, including financial heavy-hitters Ares, Elysian Park and the Saudi-backed SURJ, as well as team…
Sports Tech Dealmaking Roars Over Tariff Speed Bump
Capital markets activity in sports technology managed to produce record dollar volume in the first half of the year, according to investment bank Drake Star—despite a…
Sporticast 459: Have Fans Hit a Breaking Point?
On the latest Sporticast episode, host Jacob Feldman speaks to Joon Lee about Lee’s recent opinion piece in the New York Times: How the N.B.A. and M.L.B. Shattered…
Ares Sports Fund Buys Stake in SailGP France Team
The Ares Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund has purchased a minority stake in the France SailGP team, the third ownership transaction in the upstart sailing league in…
Varsity Unveils Pro Cheer League Amid Image Rehab Tour
Varsity Brands believes cheerleading is ready to graduate from college and step into the professional ranks. On Wednesday, its subsidiary Varsity Spirit unveiled…
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