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…
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…
Sports Media 2024 Transition May Imperil League Finances
The financial picture for sports leagues in the coming year looks stable, but the deteriorating traditional media landscape is starting to force them to favor reach over…
How New Sports Leagues Can Position Themselves for Long-Term Success
Startup sports entities such as the United States Football League, Premier Lacrosse League, LIV Golf, Big3, 3Ice, American Cornhole League, The Basketball Tournament…
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U.S. Rugby Sevens League to Debut With Olympians, 30-Year-Old CEO
The idea of launching a new sports league in a relatively niche sport, on the heels of an ongoing global pandemic, might sound daunting. But Owen Scannell is doing just…
Sustainable Projects Generating Real Returns for Teams and Venues
Designs were approved, permits secured, and construction was well underway at what’s now known as Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle before, well, everything changed…
New York Yankees Top Sportico’s 2021 MLB Valuations at $6.75 Billion
Major League Baseball has taken its lumps the past decade. An audience too old, a game too slow and a dearth of marketable stars have it doomed, shout the…
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NBA Considering New Rules to Entice More Institutional Investors
The NBA is discussing expanding the number of institutional investors that can take equity stakes in its teams, according to two people with knowledge of the…
Donald Dell: Sports Must Meet Health and Economic Challenges to Bring Fans Back
Donald Dell is group president of media, events and tennis for SportFive. With this difficult and challenging year coming to an end, what does the sports landscape look…
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Billionaire Perot, Microsoft CEO Nadella Headline First Investors in U.S. Cricket League
The effort to form a professional cricket league in the U.S. gets a major boost today as 26 investors have signed on as the initial backers of Major League Cricket. The…
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Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan Invests in New U.S. Pro Cricket League
The world’s most popular actor is betting millions of dollars that the U.S. is ripe for establishing a pro league of media-friendly cricket. Shah Rukh Khan, a Bollywood…
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