FanClub: Club Member Newsletter - September 1st
Official Launch of FanClub Sports Capital, Our First Investment Webinar & More...
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Every other week we highlight one of our top deals, provide sign-up links for our upcoming investor webinars, give direct access to the live deals on our platform, and breakdown the recent news in sports investment, M&A, and technology
Highlights:
Our First Investment Webinar is on September 21st! RSVP Today
Atlanta Falcons Parent Firm Launches Early-Stage Venture Fund
MSG Sports Loses Money for Third Straight Year, But Morgan Stanley Is Bullish
Official Launch of FanClub Sports Capital
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Madrid, Spain, FanClub Sports Capital (FanClub) is a sports investment platform and community that democratizes access to investing in pro sports. FanClub provides team owners and limited partners (LPs) with financing and liquidity while giving investors and fans a chance to own professional sports clubs. FanClub’s mission is to make sports ownership available for everyone.
Our First Investment Webinar is September 21st - World of Investing in Professional Sports
FanClub is scheduled to deliver our first sports investment webinar on September 21st, in partnership with Family Office Networks. Topics covered will include the growth of team valuations, technology trends, investor liquidity, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of private equity in pro sports, and lastly how you can start investing today!
Live FanClub Opportunities
3ICE: Three-on-Three Hockey League (Closing - Last Chance)
Top Italian Football Club in Serie B
Technology-Focused Sports League & Media Company
Top Spanish Football Club in La Liga (Early Interest)
NBA G League Team (Early Interest)
Top French Football Club in Ligue 1 (Early Interest)
Major League Rugby Club (Early Interest)
Recent Sports M&A News and Developments
Atlanta Falcons Parent Firm Launches Early-Stage Venture Fund - Yahoo! Sports - August 23rd, 2021
Atlanta Falcons parent organization AMB Sports and Entertainment is launching an early-stage investment fund in hopes of strengthening its existing properties, which also include MLS’ Atlanta United and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank is backing the uncapped venture without outside partners, largely because AMBSE Ventures sees the purpose of the fund as more than just producing returns.
Bucks’ Antetokounmpo joins Brewers’ Ownership Group - Washington Post - August 20th, 2021
One month after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title in half a century, Giannis Antetokounmpo is teaming up with the city’s other major pro sports franchise by joining the Milwaukee Brewers’ ownership group.
Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio and Antetokounmpo said they finalized this agreement in May. Antetokounmpo said he and the team kept it quiet at the time because they didn’t want to distract the Bucks’ playoff run and the early part of the Brewers’ season.
Attanasio said Antetokounmpo is the first new individual investor who has been added to the Brewers ownership group since Attanasio purchased controlling interest of the franchise in 2005.
MSG Sports Loses Money for Third Straight Year, But Morgan Stanley Is Bullish - Yahoo! Sports - August 19th, 2021
After a dire 2020, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) released its fiscal year and quarterly earnings reports this morning. While the parent company of the New York Knicks and Rangers reported losses for the fiscal year ending in June, Wall Street analysts think it is a good bargain.
The earnings report came after Morgan Stanley analysts’ note recommending the stock. According to Morgan Stanley equity analysts, MSGS is trading at a “38% discount to the private market value of its marquee franchises, the NBA’s Knicks and NHL’s Rangers.” Analysts estimated that the Knicks value alone “translates into $181 a share for MSGS,” 17% above the current share price.
PFL has the Blueprint for Challenger Leagues - Sports Business Journal (Andy Marston) - August 19th, 2021
Recently valued at $10 billion, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is a behemoth. Since its establishment in 1993, the competition has become synonymous with mixed martial arts. Under Dana White, the UFC has either acquired rivals or forced them into submission.
There is, however, a challenger that the UFC has failed to hush.
In just three years, the Professional Fighters League already has 25% of the audience of the UFC. While still a long way from being able to compete pound for pound, the PFL believes that it has the makings to become the No. 1 challenger to the UFC’s dominance.
Past News
CVC Capital Makes its Biggest Sports Bet with $3.2B Spanish Soccer Deal - Pitchbook - August 4th, 2021
MLS Private Equity Deals Coming Later This Year, Commissioner Garber Says - Yahoo! Sports - July 28th, 2021
Neil Leibman, Bill Yates Buy Stakes in NWHL Teams In Sports Fund Debut - Yahoo! Sports - July 21st, 2021
Ares Raising $1.5B for New Sports Fund with All-Star Board - Sportico - July 14th, 2021
Dyal Capital Nears Deal for Minority Stake in Sacramento Kings - The Wall Street Journal - July 11th, 2021
Dyal Buys Stake in Phoenix Suns, Valuing Team at $1.55 Billion - Bloomberg - July 6th, 20211
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