Coffey Talk: Ares Sports Chiefs Affolter, Miller on NFL Investing
On the debut episode of Coffey Talk, Ares Management’s Mark Affolter and Jim Miller go into detail on what the NFL’s decision to allow private equity firms to invest in…
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Equity Financing, Not Debt, Will Prevail in College Sports
For more than a year, institutional funds have been pitching conferences and individual schools about investing in the new era of college sports. Many have focused…
Turf Wars: Real Grass or Artificial Turf Means Big Business Either Way
This is the fourth story in Sportico’s Turf Wars series, examining the business decisions behind choosing natural grass or artificial turf for…
How NFL Teams and Owners Make Their Money
MLB might be America’s pastime, and the Premier League has the biggest global reach of any sports league. But when it comes to making money, the NFL is the undisputed…
NFL Private Equity Rules Let League Force Sales, Share in Upside
The NFL’s new private equity ownership policy includes a number of provisions that both protect the league and give it more financial upside—including language that…
NFL Private Equity Ownership Rules: PE Can Now Own Stakes in Teams
In August, the NFL voted to allow institutional investors to buy into franchises. The world’s richest league had stood apart from every other top-level global…
Bengals’ Vote Against NFL Private Equity Is Par for the Course
NFL owners approved new ownership rules Tuesday that will allow private equity firms to buy passive minority stakes in franchises, The final vote was 31-1, with the…
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Upstart Dynasty Equity Joins PE Giants With Coveted NFL Access
If you look at the group of private equity firms approved by the NFL Tuesday, you’ll notice one of them is not like the others. Among a clutch of titans synonymous…
NFL’s Private Equity Rules Tighter Than NBA, MLB or NWSL
The NFL’s new rules regarding private equity ownership are significantly more conservative than what’s allowed in the other major U.S. sports leagues. NFL owners…
NFL Owners Approve Private Equity Deals, Unlock Billions
NFL owners have approved new ownership rules that will allow private equity firms to buy passive minority stakes in franchises. Owners voted Tuesday afternoon…
Five Questions (and Answers) About the NFL and Private Equity
NFL owners are scheduled to vote later Tuesday on whether or not to allow private equity firms to buy into teams. The possible entry of PE firms into the world’s most…
NFL’s Potential PE Partners Just Getting Started in Sports
This story appears in Sportico’s Morning Lead newsletter. Click here to sign up and get it delivered straight to your inbox. In less than a week NFL owners are…
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