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Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in World Padel Tour / Premier PadelApollo Sports Capital, Tom Dundon in Pickleball Inc. (Carvana PPA Tour & Major League Pickleball) — $225MClaravista Investment Partners, The Players Impact in Frosinone CalcioVersant Media Group in Full Swing (Sports Technology & Simulator Leader) — $530MOtro Capital, University of Utah in University of Utah Athletics — $500MPau Gasol, Gasol16 Ventures in Liga F (Spain's Women's Football League) — $55MAngel Reese in Brisbane Bullets (WNBL)Thibaut Courtois, NXTPLAY in CD Extremadura (Spain) & KRC Genk (Belgium)Travis Kelce in Cleveland Guardians (MLB)Jindal Family Office (JSW Group) in International Sports Tech, Youth Academies & Performance PlatformsRocco Benetton, Gamma Waves Partners in European Football, Motorsport & Media AssetsCherng Family (Panda Express Founders), Tom Dundon in Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) — $4.3BHoffmann Family of Companies in Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) — $1.8BPatrick Zalupski Family Office in Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) — $1.7BRick Pitino, Daddy Yankee, Daddy Yankee's group in Pro Padel League (PPL)Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia in Premier PadelSatya Nadella (Microsoft CEO), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe CEO) in Major League Cricket (MLC) — $120MTiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Connect Ventures, LVMH, Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons), Steve Cohen (NY Mets), Alexis Ohanian in TGL — TMRW Sports Golf LeagueMubadala Investment Company, Avenue Sports Fund (Marc Lasry), Will Smith in SailGP (Sailing) — $550MAlex Rodriguez, Marc Stad (Dragoneer) in Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) & Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) — $4.5BDrake in Venezia FC (Serie A) — $100MVinod Khosla Family Office (Khosla Ventures) in Seattle Seahawks (NFL) — $9.6BKwanza Jones, José E. Feliciano in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BMarc Stad / Dragoneer Investment Group (buying from Marc Lore) in Minnesota Timberwolves & Minnesota Lynx — $4.5BAthlon, Gary Vaynerchuk, LL COOL J, INC. J, Sundeep Madra, John Angelos, and Bill Lee in BIG3 (Los Angeles-based professional basketball league) — $17MApollo Global Management in New York Yankees (MLB) — $2.6BGregory Scott in Riverside Pro Soccer (USL)Kwanza Jones, Jose E. Feliciano in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BKevin Durant, Rich Kleiman (35V / Boardroom), Lobos Hospitality in Austin Sports ClubApollo Sports Capital, Dundon Capital in Pickleball Inc. — $225MJosh Kushner in LA Lakers — $12.5BArctos Partners in Atlanta Falcons (10% stake)Woody Johnson in Aston Martin Formula 1 TeamFenway Sports Group (FSG) in Boston Common Golf (WTGL)Inner Circle Sports in LOVB Pro (League One Volleyball)G9 Ventures; Bolt Ventures; Spurs Sports & Entertainment in LOVB Austin (League One Volleyball)Synergy Sports Capital (Terrence Murphy Sr., Reggie Bush) in LOVB Salt Lake City (League One Volleyball)Echo Investment Capital; Russell Westbrook; Baker Mayfield; Jalen Williams; Jozy Altidore; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in OKC United (USL Championship)Neeru Khosla in Seattle Seahawks (NFL) — $9.6BCompagnie des Alpes (French leisure group) in PadelCity — $22MUdonis Haslem (3x NBA Champion) in Ipswich Town FC (EFL Championship / Premier League)RedBird Capital Partners (Gerry Cardinale); Silver Lake (Egon Durban, Greg Mondre); JAY-Z; Dana White; Aaron Judge; Connor McDavid; John Henry (Fenway Sports Group); Wyc Grousbeck (former Boston Celtics majority owner); The Kraft Group in CardVault (Tom Brady-founded athlete card / collectibles brand)KKR (acquirer); Arctos Sports Partners (acquired) in Arctos Sports Partners — $1.4BTPG Capital in Learfield Communications — $2.0BKwanza Jones; José E. Feliciano (co-founder, Clearlake Capital) in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BBlue Owl Capital (via Dyal HomeCourt Partners) in Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)L Catterton; Patricof Co; 250+ athletes ($50M committed) in CHAMP (Champion Athlete Managing Partner) / Rhoback — $500MMark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners) in Harbinger Sports Partners — $450MThibaut Courtois (via NXTPLAY platform) in CD Extremadura (Spain) & KRC Genk (Belgium)Angel Reese in Brisbane Bullets (Australia WNBL)Otro Capital; University of Utah in Crimson Brand Partners (University of Utah Athletics) — $500MTravis Kelce in Cleveland Guardians (MLB)Travis Kelce; Publicis Sports and Entertainment in TEKTAJay Farner (Ronin Capital) in Detroit City FC Stadium — $150MDanny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Estrella Football GroupLiverpool Football ClubMark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners)Mark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners)Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems Co-Founder) — $9.6BMichael Dell (Dell Technologies Co-Founder), Silver LakeJoshua Kushner (Thrive Capital)Jeff BezosForward Sports Group; UHNWI (US-based Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individual); Landon Donovan (Strategic Advisor)CME Ventures LLC, Robinhood, Marquee Ventures, DRW, Wedbush, PCV, Fenway Sports Group owners (John and Linda Henry) in FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI)Danny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Queen & King of the Court (Beach Volleyball)Danny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Padel Copa Tournament SeriesArctos Sports Partners in Nashville SC — $200MLone Star Sports and Entertainment in LOVB Houston (League One Volleyball)Sixth Street Partners in Austin FC / Moody Center — $85MUndisclosed Family Office Consortium in Undisclosed MiLB Franchise — $12MLiberty Media in Dorna Sports (MotoGP rights-holder) — $4.2BWSC Sports investors (sports technology VC backers) in WSC Sports (AI live-broadcast highlight platform)Ari Emanuel / Endeavour (via MARI), Apollo Global Management, RedBird Capital in Miami Open & Madrid Open ( tennis tournaments) — $1.0BCVC Capital Partners in WTA Ventures (Women's Tennis Association commercial arm) — $150MAdvance Publications, Orkila Capital in Ironman Group (endurance events platform) — $730MQatar Sports Investments (QSI) in World Padel Tour / Premier PadelApollo Sports Capital, Tom Dundon in Pickleball Inc. (Carvana PPA Tour & Major League Pickleball) — $225MClaravista Investment Partners, The Players Impact in Frosinone CalcioVersant Media Group in Full Swing (Sports Technology & Simulator Leader) — $530MOtro Capital, University of Utah in University of Utah Athletics — $500MPau Gasol, Gasol16 Ventures in Liga F (Spain's Women's Football League) — $55MAngel Reese in Brisbane Bullets (WNBL)Thibaut Courtois, NXTPLAY in CD Extremadura (Spain) & KRC Genk (Belgium)Travis Kelce in Cleveland Guardians (MLB)Jindal Family Office (JSW Group) in International Sports Tech, Youth Academies & Performance PlatformsRocco Benetton, Gamma Waves Partners in European Football, Motorsport & Media AssetsCherng Family (Panda Express Founders), Tom Dundon in Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) — $4.3BHoffmann Family of Companies in Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) — $1.8BPatrick Zalupski Family Office in Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) — $1.7BRick Pitino, Daddy Yankee, Daddy Yankee's group in Pro Padel League (PPL)Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia in Premier PadelSatya Nadella (Microsoft CEO), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe CEO) in Major League Cricket (MLC) — $120MTiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Connect Ventures, LVMH, Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons), Steve Cohen (NY Mets), Alexis Ohanian in TGL — TMRW Sports Golf LeagueMubadala Investment Company, Avenue Sports Fund (Marc Lasry), Will Smith in SailGP (Sailing) — $550MAlex Rodriguez, Marc Stad (Dragoneer) in Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) & Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) — $4.5BDrake in Venezia FC (Serie A) — $100MVinod Khosla Family Office (Khosla Ventures) in Seattle Seahawks (NFL) — $9.6BKwanza Jones, José E. Feliciano in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BMarc Stad / Dragoneer Investment Group (buying from Marc Lore) in Minnesota Timberwolves & Minnesota Lynx — $4.5BAthlon, Gary Vaynerchuk, LL COOL J, INC. J, Sundeep Madra, John Angelos, and Bill Lee in BIG3 (Los Angeles-based professional basketball league) — $17MApollo Global Management in New York Yankees (MLB) — $2.6BGregory Scott in Riverside Pro Soccer (USL)Kwanza Jones, Jose E. Feliciano in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BKevin Durant, Rich Kleiman (35V / Boardroom), Lobos Hospitality in Austin Sports ClubApollo Sports Capital, Dundon Capital in Pickleball Inc. — $225MJosh Kushner in LA Lakers — $12.5BArctos Partners in Atlanta Falcons (10% stake)Woody Johnson in Aston Martin Formula 1 TeamFenway Sports Group (FSG) in Boston Common Golf (WTGL)Inner Circle Sports in LOVB Pro (League One Volleyball)G9 Ventures; Bolt Ventures; Spurs Sports & Entertainment in LOVB Austin (League One Volleyball)Synergy Sports Capital (Terrence Murphy Sr., Reggie Bush) in LOVB Salt Lake City (League One Volleyball)Echo Investment Capital; Russell Westbrook; Baker Mayfield; Jalen Williams; Jozy Altidore; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in OKC United (USL Championship)Neeru Khosla in Seattle Seahawks (NFL) — $9.6BCompagnie des Alpes (French leisure group) in PadelCity — $22MUdonis Haslem (3x NBA Champion) in Ipswich Town FC (EFL Championship / Premier League)RedBird Capital Partners (Gerry Cardinale); Silver Lake (Egon Durban, Greg Mondre); JAY-Z; Dana White; Aaron Judge; Connor McDavid; John Henry (Fenway Sports Group); Wyc Grousbeck (former Boston Celtics majority owner); The Kraft Group in CardVault (Tom Brady-founded athlete card / collectibles brand)KKR (acquirer); Arctos Sports Partners (acquired) in Arctos Sports Partners — $1.4BTPG Capital in Learfield Communications — $2.0BKwanza Jones; José E. Feliciano (co-founder, Clearlake Capital) in San Diego Padres (MLB) — $3.9BBlue Owl Capital (via Dyal HomeCourt Partners) in Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)L Catterton; Patricof Co; 250+ athletes ($50M committed) in CHAMP (Champion Athlete Managing Partner) / Rhoback — $500MMark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners) in Harbinger Sports Partners — $450MThibaut Courtois (via NXTPLAY platform) in CD Extremadura (Spain) & KRC Genk (Belgium)Angel Reese in Brisbane Bullets (Australia WNBL)Otro Capital; University of Utah in Crimson Brand Partners (University of Utah Athletics) — $500MTravis Kelce in Cleveland Guardians (MLB)Travis Kelce; Publicis Sports and Entertainment in TEKTAJay Farner (Ronin Capital) in Detroit City FC Stadium — $150MDanny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Estrella Football GroupLiverpool Football ClubMark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners)Mark Cuban (Harbinger Sports Partners)Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems Co-Founder) — $9.6BMichael Dell (Dell Technologies Co-Founder), Silver LakeJoshua Kushner (Thrive Capital)Jeff BezosForward Sports Group; UHNWI (US-based Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individual); Landon Donovan (Strategic Advisor)CME Ventures LLC, Robinhood, Marquee Ventures, DRW, Wedbush, PCV, Fenway Sports Group owners (John and Linda Henry) in FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI)Danny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Queen & King of the Court (Beach Volleyball)Danny Menken (Athvance Capital co-founder) in Padel Copa Tournament SeriesArctos Sports Partners in Nashville SC — $200MLone Star Sports and Entertainment in LOVB Houston (League One Volleyball)Sixth Street Partners in Austin FC / Moody Center — $85MUndisclosed Family Office Consortium in Undisclosed MiLB Franchise — $12MLiberty Media in Dorna Sports (MotoGP rights-holder) — $4.2BWSC Sports investors (sports technology VC backers) in WSC Sports (AI live-broadcast highlight platform)Ari Emanuel / Endeavour (via MARI), Apollo Global Management, RedBird Capital in Miami Open & Madrid Open ( tennis tournaments) — $1.0BCVC Capital Partners in WTA Ventures (Women's Tennis Association commercial arm) — $150MAdvance Publications, Orkila Capital in Ironman Group (endurance events platform) — $730M
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