Finance and Law

Hong Kong-based investment group Y11 Sports & Media has completed a deal to take a 75.1-per-cent stake in Welsh rugby union club Ospreys

Bank’s investment office is recommending investments in esports and gaming. Says Covid-19 will accelerate sector growth in Asia-Pac. Sees game developers as the biggest beneficiaries of growth.

Only a handful of the biggest sports events globally were insured for the Covid-19 interruption. Tommy Elliot of specialist events insurer Circles Group tells SportBusiness about the implications for sports properties, and for his own industry.

Chris Winn, finance academic at University College of Football Business and former co-author of the Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance, reflects on the financial concerns in the world of the English Championship in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic

Fausto Zanetton, chief executive of Tifosy Capital & Advisory, discusses why player salaries have become such a burning issue for clubs, the knock-on affects of France’s media rights cycle, and the potential long-term impacts of the shutdown.

Ben Cronin looks at Advance Publications and Orkila Capital's recent acquisition of Ironman, and how it will be looking to capitalize on the event despite much of the audience and participants of the mass participation series being under lockdown.

Chris Russo, chief executive of Fifth Generation Sports, explores the ramifications of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on the still-developing world of legal US sports betting.

Michael Bapis, managing director with Vios Advisors at Rockefeller Capital Management, calls for calm and focus in the face in the historic market disruptions due to Covid-19

Owners of NBA Philadelphia 76ers and NHL New Jersey Devils have taken a significant step to develop their wider business interests with appointment of David Abrams to senior executive role