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SBJ would like to express our sincere gratitude to each of our sponsors, speakers, attendees and other guests for their participation in and support of the CAA World Congress of Sports.

The hotel lobby and back halls of the CAA World Congress of Sports are typically buzzing with some of the industry’s top dealmakers. The banking crowd this year included Andrew Brown of A&W Capital, Accelerate Sports’ Brent Lawrence, Inner Circle Sports’ Steve Horowitz, J.P. Morgan’s Jordan Kess...

A slew of execs attended the SBJ’s and CAA’s Speakers Reception on Tuesday, including CAA’s Michael Levine, Howie Nuchow, Paul Danforth, Tom Young, Matt Kramer, Alan Gold, Bob Stanley, Fabian Stechel and Kevin Belbey. Also in attendance were Centennial Yards’ Brian McGowan, Disney’s Ken Potrock, MLB...

With the CAA World Congress of Sports happening amid the footprint of the LA28 Olympics, several discussions turned to the potential for that event. It’ll include flag football for the first time in Games history, something that came with the backing of the NFL as the sport sought inclusion in the O...

Four of SBJ’s Champions Class of 2026 were honored in person during a luncheon and panel discussion on Wednesday. After a video showcasing the previous Champions honorees, SBJ’s Abe Madkour stressed how these were the pioneers of the industry.

With SBJ’s CAA World Congress of Sports wrapping up in L.A. on Thursday, here is a list of topics and stories that have come out of the event over the past three days:

SBJ’s CAA World Congress of Sports wrapped up on Thursday with more panels and discussions with industry leaders.

Within sports, one of the biggest and most immediate fallouts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was Roman Abramovich being forced to sell Chelsea FC. Clearlake Capital, the L.A.-based private equity firm with some $185 million in assets, joined Todd Boehly in acquiring the team in a $5.2 billion deal.

LOS ANGELES — Authentic and organic are two of the most overused words in marketing. Still, speakers for a “Transformative Sponsorships” panel Thursday at the CAA World Congress of Sports averred that for sponsorships to be effective, they must be developed from scratch with the sponsored property.