Market Moves
University of Utah to Fund Athletic Program via Private Equity
A partnership with Otro Capital is intended to offset the cost of sharing revenue with the school’s athletes.
Tag: sports
Corporate Moves
Apollo Acquires Stake in Welsh Soccer Club Wrexham
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will sell a minority stake in the team—popularized by a television show—to the alts manager’s sports platform.
Alternatives
Apollo to Take Majority Stake in Atlético Madrid
The alts manager joins Ares Management and Quantum Pacific as shareholders of the soccer club.
Corporate Moves
Apollo Launches Sports Investing Platform
The firm’s Apollo Sports Capital business will make commitments in sports and live events.
Asset Allocation
Connecticut Governor Preps State Pension Investment in WNBA Team
Ned Lamont wants to keep the Connecticut Sun in the state, proposing the state’s retirement fund to take a stake in the team.
Manager Selection
Texas Permanent School Fund, Velocity Back $500M Collegiate Sports Initiative
Sports agency Elevate announced the Collegiate Investment Initiative, designed to provide capital for college sports-related investments in the wake of the House v. NCAA settlement.
Corporate Moves
TPG Launches Sports Investing Platform With Rory McIlroy
The professional golfer’s Symphony Ventures and the newly formed TPG Sports received an anchor commitment from Abu Dhabi’s Lunate.
Market Moves
Boston Celtics Sold to Consortium of Investors, Including Sixth Street
Symphony Technology Group CIO Bill Chisholm is the lead investor in the $6.1 billion deal for one of the NBA’s most recognizable and valuable franchises.
Asset Allocation
How Sports, Niche Investments Provide Diversification, Risk-Adjusted Returns
Asset allocators are increasingly interested in sports, and Cordillera’s Ashley Marks explains that such opportunities are attractive to the right portfolio.
Asset Allocation
Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Finalize NFL’s 1st Private Equity Investments
Arctos Partners and Ares Management will take stakes in the Bills and the Dolphins, respectively, following a landmark August decision that permitted PE investments in the football league.
Institutional Investors’ New Power Play: Expanded Sports Opportunities
With a variety of ‘new revenue opportunities,’ the sports sector—teams, leagues, stadiums, broadcasting rights and more—is reaching new heights.
Corporate Moves
Arctos Partners in Talks to Buy Stake in NFL’s Buffalo Bills
The sports investor was one of several private equity firms approved earlier this year to buy a stake in a National Football League franchise.
Market Moves
Sports Investing Presents ‘Game Changer’ for Institutional Investors, per PGIM
Investors continue to pour into sports, buying teams and broadcasting rights from multiple leagues.
Asset Allocation
NFL Will Allow Private Equity Stakes; These Funds Are Likely to Invest
The National Football League has vetted a short list of firms who will be allowed to purchase stakes in its teams.