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NFL is first sports league to start venture capital arm, looking for new revenue streams
"The NFL is contributing the shield, which does have a massive amount of value as an intangible," said Rob Tilliss, founder and CEO of Inner Circle Sports, an investment bank that focuses on the sports world. "So you could argue it's pretty equal footing." Continue reading
Forstmann Said to Choose Morgan Stanley, Evercore for IMG Sale
“Since they’ve bought it, they’ve really rationalized a lot of cost out of the equation,” said Tilliss, who founded the firm that advises on the buying and selling of professional sports teams. “Their individual business units are profitable.” Continue reading
Sheik Said to Pursue Soccer Franchise for Queens
“If England has the world’s biggest soccer league, then America has the most up and coming league,” said Steve Horowitz, a partner at Inner Circle Sports, an investment bank that has put together soccer deals, including one last year on behalf of Erick Thohir, an Indonesian media magnate who bought a controlling stake in D.C. United. Continue reading
The Team To Top: Real Madrid Overtakes ManU To Become The Most Valuable Sports Team In The World
With dominance in commercial, broadcasting and stadium revenues, “they’re a three-headed monster,” says sports investment banker Nishant Tella of Inner Circle Sports. Continue reading
Jay-Z's Newest Client: Yankees' Robinson Cano
Steve Horowitz, a partner at InnerCircle Sports and a former senior executive at the sports agency ProServ, said the partnership appears to make sense for all involved. Continue reading
What's next for New York?
Steve Horowitz, a partner in the New York investment firm Inner Circle Sports, has been involved in six MLS franchise transactions, including the sale last summer of D.C. United to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir Continue reading