Mark Cuban to Serve as General Partner in New $750M Sports Fund
Mark Cuban, a billionaire entrepreneur and former Dallas Mavericks majority owner, will serve as a general partner for Harbinger Sports Partners Fund. The new…
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Caz Sees a Private Equity Angle for Smaller Investors in Team Sales
Caz Investments, one of the world’s larger asset allocators into private equity funds, inked a deal Tuesday with a fintech platform, iCapital Marketplace, to streamline…
Unrivaled Sports Gets $120M From Dick’s for Youth Buildout
Youth sports platform Unrivaled Sports has received a $120 million investment led by Dick’s Sporting Goods and featuring participation from Miller Sports +…
Sports Tech M&A Seen as Strong Despite Trade War Worries
Mergers and acquisitions activity in sports tech has started the year strong after a record 2024, showing only tentative signs of caution around President Donald Trump’s…
Susquehanna-Backed Soccer Shots Builds Pee Wee Sports Powerhouse
What started as a side gig teaching preschoolers for a poorly paid pro soccer player has grown into a global network of soccer education programs reflecting both…
Dave Checketts, Eccles Family Form $1.2B Private Equity Sports Fund
Dave Checketts, along with the Eccles family of Utah, are combining to create a sports focused private equity fund that plans to invest more than $1.2 billion. It will…
Sixth Street Burnishes Portfolio With NBA’s Celtics, MLB’s Giants
Buying into two of sports’ preeminent franchises in one week probably wasn’t by design for Sixth Street, but the private equity firm has announced itself as a major…
49ers Exploring 10% Sale, Discuss Stake in Rangers FC
The San Francisco 49ers could be the next team to strike gold from private equity’s rush into the NFL. The team is exploring selling a roughly 10% stake, according to…
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Big Ten Courts Private Equity Investment, Retains Evercore
The Big Ten Conference is taking preliminary bids from private equity firms despite past comments from commissioner Tony Petitti questioning the upside of involving…
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Golf Course Manager KemperSports Seeking New Capital, Sale Discussed
KemperSports, the fifth-largest golf course management company in the country, has discussed the possibility of a sale to private equity and is seeking to raise fresh…
NFL’s First Private Equity Deals Approved for Bills, Dolphins
The NFL’s first two private equity investments were approved during the owners’ meeting near Dallas on Wednesday. It starts with two rivals in the AFC East. Arctos…
Players Health Gets $60M From Bluestone for Insurance Plans
Athlete insurance and risk management provider Players Heath has closed on a $60 million funding round led by Bluestone Equity Partners, the companies announced…
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