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Sara Germano retweeted
.@Sportico published its first Indian Premier League team valuations. @mipaltan lead at $2.1 billion, with IPL franchises valued in a narrow range—the "get-in" is $1.5 billion, same as NHL and a tick ahead of MLB ($1.45B).
Compared to other leagues, IPL teams are wildly expensive, based on revenue multiples.
I'll be interviewing @CavinderHaley and @CavinderHanna at @Sportico's Invest New York conference next month, along with a stacked lineup of other power players in the industry below.
Come join us! To register, DM me or email sgermano @ sportico dot com
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Sara Germano retweeted
Here are some of the sports-related backers of @AnthropicAI as it preps for a record IPO:
- David Tepper's fund
- Alexis Ohanian's fund
- Qatar sovereign wealth
- Marc Stad's fund
- Saquon Barkley
- Trevor Paladino's fund
- Eric Schmidt
- Daniel Sundheim's fund
More via @JacobFeldman4 and @Sportico 👇
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Sara Germano retweeted
Sports team values are mostly up big since 2022, but returns vary wildly. The @valkyries give Nvidia a run for its money and look away $NKE investors.
📈: @LevAkabas
Sara Germano retweeted
While legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker's family has taken steps to protect his intellectual property, it’s not as if they’re sitting on a gold mine through the Brewers' pennant-winning run.
I took a look at the business of Bob Uecker at @Sportico: sportico.com/business/commer…
Sara Germano retweeted
BREAKING: The @NFL is partnering with General Atlantic on a new investment fund. This will turbo-charge 32 Equity, the league's investment arm, and create a GP structure where the league shares in carry on investments.
That's a new revenue stream for the world's richest league
First byline for @WWD wwd.com/business-news/busine…
Sara Germano retweeted
The Brewers were in a 6-year playoff drought when they sold Timeless Tickets for $1K, promising a seat for any home game—even a World Series clash.
Fans held onto hope for over a decade. But now some feel the Brewers didn't fully live up to the deal...
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Sara Germano retweeted
I promise, you are not prepared for the first paragraph of this Real Madrid statement
realmadrid.com/en-US/news/cl…
In 2020, Atlanta Dream players made headlines for swinging a Georgia Senate election and forcing the sale of their own franchise.
How the team went from rebuild to the WNBA Finals in five short years:
“The Atlanta Dream has really proven out that a small organization can create outsized impact," Prez/COO Morgan Shaw Parker told @Sportico.
A look at the Dream amid their return to the WNBA Finals from @germanotes (with an assist from me): sportico.com/leagues/basketb…
Sara Germano retweeted
Exclusive: Kalshi is amending its rules to give itself the ability to fine users who harass athletes on social media.
This is part of a rollout of measures meant to address athlete abuse.
sportico.com/business/sports…
The New York Athletic Club has sponsored athletes dating back to the first 1896 Athens Olympics, winning more than 300 medals.
But in 158 years, the club had never supported winter Olympians. Thanks to a post-pandemic membership boom, that's changing: sportico.com/leagues/olympic…
Paris 2024 was the first Olympics to feature prominent product placement by sponsors, most notably from LVMH.
Now the former head of the Paris Olympics, Tony Estanguet, gets a board seat at LVMH brand Dior.
Tony Estanguet, l'ancien patron des JO de Paris 2024, est entré au conseil d'administration de Christian Dior
➡️ l.lequipe.fr/ld5
An historic WNBA Finals begins a week from today:
Dream v Valkyries. Angel Reese v Gabby Williams. The W’s least valuable v most valuable team.
All competing for a first time championship—for either franchise.
The rundown:
sportico.com/leagues/basketb…
Sara Germano retweeted
New @Sportico NBA team values:
▪️ Average up 21% to $6.64B
▪️ Bottom 4 teams increase 5% on average, top half of table up 26%
▪️ Warriors #1 for 5th straight year at $14.5B
▪️ NBA "get-in" price: $4.2B (Memphis)
▪️ Total revenue: $13.7B, or $456M per team, including non-NBA building profits. Up 12% in 2025-26
