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Sports analytics market projected to grow to near $10 billion by 2030
The sports analytics market will reach $9.64B by 2030, nearly triple its current size of between $3B and $4B, according to a new report from research provider Research and Markets.
Pagliuca eyes sports among key investment areas
Former Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca “sees a clutch of growing industries,” including sports, “as a key focus for investment over the long term,” according to Leemaster & Davis of BLOOMBERG NEWS. Pagliuca, a longtime sports investor, said on the sidelines of the Allen & Co. conferenc...
Deloitte warns European soccer revenue may stall despite years of revenue growth
Deloitte said in its annual review of soccer finance that European soccer surpassed $46B in revenue for the first time in the 2024-25 season, but growth is “showing signs of stalling,” according to Rohith Nair of REUTERS. Soccer across Europe generated $45.8B in the season that ended in mid-2025, u...
LeagueApps acquires background check provider NCSI from Versant
LeagueApps, the youth sports management provider, has acquired NCSI, a safety and compliance firm that conducts background checks for the USOPC and roughly 90% of its national governing bodies. NCSI had been part of Versant’s portfolio.
Hudl makes 19th acquisition with youth sports fundraising firm TeamUp
Hudl has acquired TeamUp, a gamified fundraising startup for youth and high school athletics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This is Hudl’s 19th acquisition to its portfolio of sports technologies.
William Blair: Sports acquisitions set to increase
William Blair & Co. Head of Investment Banking Matthew Zimmer said that acquisitions in the sports industry are “set to increase as investors leverage a slew of different approaches to the fast-growing sector.” Zimmer noted that that is in part as minority stakeholders in many professional teams...
Brazil, Mexico’s World Cup exits dim Latin America beer sales outlook
Morgan Stanley analysts led by Head of European Consumer Staples Sarah Simon said that there is a risk that third-quarter beer sales in Latin America “will fall short of expectations” after Brazil and Mexico were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday -- and in the process “quashed hopes for th...
Rogers set to take full control of MLSE after agreeing to buy Kilmer Sports’ 25% stake
Rogers Communications said that “it has signed a deal to buy the remaining” 25% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment it does not already own from Kilmer Sports for $3.05B (all figures U.S.), according to Sammy Hudes of the CP. Last year, Rogers closed a separate $3.5B deal with rival BCE I...
Versant to acquire Full Swing from Bruin Capital for $530M
Versant Media Group has agreed to acquire golf simulator business Full Swing from majority investor Bruin Capital for around $530M in an all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year.
House committee looks into private equity’s role in youth sports
A House committee on Tuesday “scrutinized the role of private equity in youth sports,” a “potential sign that Congress could be inching closer to intervening.” The hearing, titled “Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports,” comes as Wall Street “continue...
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