Entertainment & Sports
May 27, 2025
Sports investment to buck economic headwinds, attorneys predict
Attorneys say sports investment is attracting increased attention from private equity firms and individual investors as leagues loosen ownership rules and new media opportunities expand beyond traditional broadcasting.
Sports investment could be set to buck economic headwinds, attorneys say, as minority stakes, emerging leagues and new media deals diversify opportunities. Fittingly, as the lines separating sports and entertainment become increasingly blurred, Los Angeles could be set to be a major beneficiary of the trend.
"Folks transacting in minority stakes and professional sports franchises, that, to me, is really heating up right now," said Eric Perlmutter-Gumbiner, a partner in G...
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