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☆ 20 private-equity firms making big moves in sports as teams embrace outside investors
  + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Lucia Moses | Ashley Rodriguez | Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Since then, private-equity firms have poured $54.6 billion into sports, according to PitchBook data. And the field of potential investors is growing with Goldman Sachs helping rich clients invest in teams, which can drive up prices. AdvertisementLeagues also restrict PE investments, with some caps on the number of teams a firm can own stakes in or the ownership share a fund can hold. Scroll down to read about the private equity firms, listed alphabetically, that have been making the biggest moves in sports in recent years.
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☆ 9 investors betting millions on the rebound in live events and entertainment
  + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
"Live events are having a moment as consumers want to get out and about," said John Harrison, Americas Media & Entertainment lead at EY. But over the past few years, established and upstart investors have seized the opportunity to capitalize on live events spending, which is outpacing media and entertainment spending overall. PWC projects live events revenue hitting $68.7 billion in 2024, up from $66.6 billion in 2019.Insider identified nine firms, listed alphabetically, that are making significant investments in live entertainment-related companies. It most recently led a $65 million round in Dice, an events discovery and ticketing platform for live events like comedy and drag cabaret. Courtesy of Shamrock CapitalThe Los Angeles-based investment firm has a long history of backing media, entertainment, and communications businesses.
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☆ How 2 longtime Warner Bros. execs and a veteran media banker plan to invest $360 million in sports, live experiences, and proven IP
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Alex Iosilevich, Kevin Tsujihara, and Jeff Bewkes raised $360 million to invest in media, entertainment, and gaming. "Today it's television, tomorrow it's virtual reality," Alex Iosilevich, a longtime media banker and investor, told Insider. The trio announced April 27 that they raised $360 million for their first private equity fund to invest in media, entertainment, and gaming companies. Bewkes was chairman and CEO of Time Warner; he left as part of AT&T's 2016 acquisition of the company. With the market for subscription-based streaming services getting saturated, streaming companies will have to look more aggressively for new audiences through overseas expansion, ad-supported tiers, and new entertainment content.
☆ Three media veterans just raised $360 million to invest in sports, live experiences, and proven IP — trends that are 'permanent' even as streamers struggle for profits and consumers churn
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Alex Iosilevich, Kevin Tsujihara, and Jeff Bewkes raised $360 million to invest in media, entertainment, and gaming. "Today it's television, tomorrow it's virtual reality," Alex Iosilevich, a longtime media banker and investor, told Insider. The trio announced April 27 that they raised $360 million for their first private equity fund to invest in media, entertainment, and gaming companies. And Iosilevich's resume includes more than a decade of media dealmaking at UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays. With the market for subscription-based streaming services getting saturated, streaming companies will have to look more aggressively for new audiences through overseas expansion, ad-supported tiers, and new entertainment content.
☆ How a new $300 million private equity fund plans to invest and compete in sports media, 'the most valuable last commodity standing'
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
NBA vet Bobby Sharma and partner Kyle Charters just raised $300 million for sports-related investments. It's led by NBA and IMG vet Bobby Sharma and investment banking vet Kyle Charters, and it just announced it closed a $300 million fund to invest in sports-related media and entertainment. "And there are some sports media, entertainment, business executives who are learning private equities through their fundraising. Sports is "essentially the most valuable last commodity standing in the media landscape," Sharma said. You've got the incumbent media companies that are ensuring their survival by heavily investing as well.
☆ Here's who's keeping top payment players like Stripe, PayPal, and Square ahead of the competition
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Fun fact Friday: The only letter of the alphabet that doesn't appear in a US state name is "Q." There are plenty of reasons to want to get in (money changes hands A LOT, whether it's between people, companies, or both). This list from Insider's Bianca Chan and Paige Hagy looks at the people pushing top payment companies to stay ahead of the innovation curve. Bianca and Paige spoke to more than a dozen industry insiders to identify executives who are making sure companies like PayPal, Stripe, Apple, and Visa are keeping the competition at bay. Click here to check out eight executives ensuring the top payment players stay ahead of the competition.
☆ An NBA and IMG veteran breaks down how he raised a $300 million private equity fund in a bleak market and how he plans to invest in all things sports
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
NBA vet Bobby Sharma and partner Kyle Charters just raised $300 million for sports-related investments. It's led by NBA and IMG vet Bobby Sharma and investment banking vet Kyle Charters and just announced it closed a $300 million fund to invest in sports-related media and entertainment. "And there are some sports media, entertainment, business executives who are learning private equities through their fundraising. There's been a wave of private equity interest in sports by giants like Blackstone to new entrants like Dynasty Equity Partners. You've got the incumbent media companies that are ensuring their survival by heavily investing as well.
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