Investing in Sports: The Next Trillion Dollar Market?

The sports ecosystem has exploded as an area of investment, with professional leagues loosening rules on private equity ownership, the value of media rights deals skyrocketing, and the many sports-adjacent businesses taking on new dimensions. In the first episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross speaks to Apollo Co-Founder Josh Harris about what it means to own and run professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, and English Premier League. She’ll also discuss the scale of the investment opportunity in sports with Dave Dase, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Elis Jones, Head of Sports Investment Banking for EMEA. Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.
Dates of recording: September 13 and October 17, 2024
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