MLB Private Equity Ownership Rules: Can PE Have Stakes in Teams?
Private equity is as American as baseball and apple pie. PE as we know it developed stateside after the end of WWII and has grown to a global phenomenon with more than…
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NFL Private Equity Ownership Rules: Will PE Soon Own Stakes in Teams?
The NFL stands apart from nearly every top-level professional sports league in the world by declining to allow private equity or other institutional investment in its…
NHL Private Equity Ownership Rules: Can PE Own Stakes in Teams?
During the player lockout of 2005, Boston private equity banker Stephen Pagliuca had an audacious idea: His firm, Bain & Co., would buy the whole NHL puck, stick and…
Global Soccer Private Equity Ownership Rules: Can PE Own Teams?
If it seems like private equity is beginning to increasingly invest in sports globally, blame soccer. European football opened up sports to private equity investment in…
NBA Private Equity Ownership Rules: Can PE Own Stakes in Teams?
The NBA, one of the fastest growing leagues in the world in terms of popularity, is also one of the most valuable. The average franchise is worth $4 billion, according…
NWSL Private Equity Rules: What Stake Can PE Have in Teams?
The National Women’s Soccer League, founded in 2012, is one of the youngest top-tier sports leagues in North America. But the NWSL is also one of the fastest-growing…
Marc Lasry Sports Fund Raises $445M as It Pursues NWSL’s Angel City
Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has raised more than $445 million in his Avenue Sports Opportunities Fund, according to two documents filed with the…
Blue Owl NBA Fund Gets Commitment From Florida Investor Keith Stone
A financial services executive who made hundreds of millions of dollars selling a payments firm in recent years has committed to invest in the Blue Owl NBA fund…
FSU Athletic Association Lags in Cash and Clout
There’s a lot going on in Florida State athletics these days—including a legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference over exit fees, a $327 million bond offering and…
Sporticast 347: Private Equity Wants In On College Sports. What’s Next?
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the launch of a…
As NCAA Settlement Looms, So Does College Sports’ Private Capital Era
The NCAA and its biggest conferences are currently negotiating a legal settlement that could usher in a new era in big-time college sports, one where athletes see more…
Sports Grow From Private Equity Afterthought to Booming Market
Most every major league—and that soon will likely include the NFL—allows private equity (PE) funds to own stakes in their teams, to the point institutional investors are…
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