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Pillar 01 · Sports capital & markets · ~50 min
Where do sports companies actually exit, and at what multiple?
Guest unannounced — Banker, consumer and sports M&A
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Is sport a real venture asset class, and where is capital actually flowing? Fund formation, the exit landscape, comps to adjacent categories, and the structural difference between spectator-economy capital and participant-economy capital. Also: athletes as investors — athlete LPs, co-investment vehicles, and the shift from celebrity endorsement to operational ownership.
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