Finance & Law

Football
Finance & Law

The German football league will begin a formal sales process for a sale of an equity stake in its media rights business at the end of October, with a view to wrapping up a deal in the first quarter next…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Australia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, is involved in talks with investors including Silver Lake, CVC Capital Partners and Bruin Sports Capital about acquiring a stake in Rugby Australia's commercial…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jim O’Connell, president of Athletes First Partners. Fisher and Russo also discuss RedBird Capital Partners’ sale of its stake in OneTeam Partners, the National Football League’s new collaboration agreement with the German Football League, Ares Management raising $3.7bn (€3.7bn) to invest in the sports industry, the pending sale of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels, and ownership turbulence with the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns.
Tennis
Finance & Law

ATP Challenger Tour prize money will increase sizably from $13.2m (€13.2m) this year to a record $21.1m
Football
Finance & Law

US private equity firm Silver Lake has upped its stake in City Football Group, the parent company of English Premier League club Manchester City and several other teams around the world
Football
Finance & Law

Bill Foley, the owner of the Vegas Golden Knights National Hockey League franchise, is reportedly in exclusive talks to buy English Premier League club AFC Bournemouth
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

United States-based investment firm RedBird Capital Partners has sold its equity stake in OneTeam Partners, the company designed to help athletes maximize the value of their name, image, and likeness r…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Los Angeles, California-based hedge fund Ares Management has announced it has raised $3.7bn (€3.7
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

TGI Sport, the virtual advertising technology, media and marketing company part owned by Bruin Capital, has agreed a deal to acquire specialist virtual advertising solutions agency the Interregional Sports…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Celtics, Bain Capital, Atalanta leader to assume key corporate role
Football
Finance & Law

Mark Attanasio, the principal owner of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers, has acquired a minority stake in English Football League Championship club Norwich City FC
Multiple Sports
Media

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Boxing
Finance & Law

The World Boxing Association has appointed sports and entertainment media company Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) to drive media rights and sponsorship sales in North America on an exclusive …
Football
Finance & Law

Real Madrid has hailed its status as one of the few European football clubs to turn a profit during Covid-19, as the LaLiga outfit also reported a rise in revenue in its financial results covering the…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

International foreign exchange company OFX has launched a new sponsorship deal with the United Rugby Championship (URC)
Multiple Sports
Media

DAZN aims to be profitable within 12 to 18 months in German-speaking countries, according to Alice Mascia, the subscription broadcaster’s new chief executive in the DACH region.
Baseball
Finance & Law

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the Los Angeles, California-based billionaire businessman, is reportedly considering a bid for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels.
Football
Media

Viaplay Group has commenced legal action against Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 over its use of clips from the English Premier League