“My sense is much like the many of the people associated with NASL, MLS thought this would be easy. Whether similarly the NASL leaders, MLS’ executives had a condescendingly low opinion of USL, I cannot speak to. But whether MLS’…
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“We're seeing "bake-offs" (competitions for investment-banking business) running at triple-plus the year-over-year rate that they were at for sectors and for some of our client groups. We are quite convicted on this call. I think we can now expect…
Read more“Being a champion tends to open doors to other realms. But landing a front-row seat at some of the hottest shows in Paris — or a coveted contract — doesn’t just fall from the sky. Even when your home country…
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“The programs involve obtaining alternative residence and/or additional citizenship through investment, creating optionality by providing location fluidity through domicile diversification. For globally mobile entrepreneurs and investors, securing secondary residence rights or citizenships can facilitate international business expansion, ease cross-border…
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"Sixth Street was the first to own a team in building out the San Francisco women’s team, Bay FC, last year. At the time, the firm paid a record $54 million for the league’s 14th franchise.
The second-ever such…
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“For globally mobile entrepreneurs and investors, securing secondary residence rights or citizenships can facilitate international business expansion, ease cross-border banking, and unlock educational and career opportunities abroad for future generations.”
“Where an agent is acting for both an acquiring club and a footballer (i.e. dual representation), then any fee paid by the club to the agent will, in principle, be treated by HMRC as giving rise to a benefit in…
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“The venture industry got ahead of itself, in other words: The proliferation of firms and the money they're managing is not supported by the financial value they're creating. Once upon a time, a startup claiming it was a tech…
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The Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index (RASFI) covers more than 60 years of North American franchise transactions and provides a real-time, data-driven gauge of aggregate franchise valuation growth.
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“We’re living through an age of imperialism where the main players are not countries or even governments. They’re actually private companies and individuals and there's no law of nature that suggests that they should either be good or even…
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“Our output is a lot more than a computer output, it is empathy, advice and understanding. Throughout history, technology has augmented private bankers and will not replace us for the foreseeable future; we offer an enormous value proposition.” -…
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""It is the absolute definition of a Ponzi scheme," said Nate Koppikar, who runs a hedge fund called Orso Partners that has shorted Blackstone's stock because of concerns over BREIT. Unless the real-estate market comes roaring back, analysts warn…
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“Hackers think wealthy people present “lucrative opportunities for financial theft, extortion, and in some cases even identity theft” and are employing a range of methods to achieve these aims, according to Tom Gaffney, a cyber security expert at global…
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“A report by analytics firm Research and Markets suggests the global sports market is on track to grow to $630 billion by 2028 from $480 billion in 2023. The surge in valuations means big money for Wall Street investment…
Read more“We are always evaluating international opportunities and possible partnerships to expand our sporting bandwidth and expertise but have not finalized any transactions yet and cannot comment until we do.” - Spokesperson for Philadelphia Union
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“The league is joining the frenzied investments into AI, now the hottest part of the tech industry, in hopes it can capture the promise of the new technology for itself, its teams, and possibly even spread the wealth to…
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