SailGP, rugby and PJL: Inside the new £50m budget sporting asset class Sport Business With big money tickets ever harder to find, investors are looking far and wide for their next affordable investment. Big-money takeovers will always catch the eye; whether that be the multi-billion-pound purchase of Chelsea by a Todd Boehly-fronted consortium from Roman Abramovich, the £1.3bn takeover of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a [...]
SailGP: The $100m-per-team sailing league looking to join British summer of sport Sport Business With SailGP back on these shores later this month, how is the league going about becoming a staple of the British summer? The British summer of sport is an extraordinary thing; Henley, Wimbledon, the Boat Race, Queen’s, Test cricket, The Open, Prem Rugby’s final, the British Grand Prix and more. But there is another sport [...]
SailGP complete sale of last team in fleet to former McLaren and Everton investors Sport Business SailGP chiefs have hailed “a very significant milestone” after MSP Sports Capital’s majority buyout of the New Zealand team took the final outfit into private ownership. Private equity firm MSP sold its stake in McLaren’s Formula 1 team last year and previously loaned £185m to Everton for the construction of their Hill Dickinson Stadium. The [...]
Cowes Week announces Horner-linked North Sails as title sponsor May 22, 2026 The Cowes Week sailing regatta has this morning announced the Christian Horner-linked North Sails as title partner. The Isle of Wight racing week, taking place in August, will now be sponsored by the sailmaker backed by Oakley Capital, which this week appointed former Red Bull Racing team principal as an advisor. Cowes Week is the [...]
Atletico Madrid and Aston Martin investors buy into SailGP team April 9, 2026 Atletico Madrid and Aston Martin investors Quantum Pacific Group have become the latest group to buy a SailGP team in an eight-figure deal. Los Gallos SailGP Team has been purchased by Quantum Pacific Group, which is the largest shareholder of LaLiga club Atletico Madrid after Apollo Sports Capital. Their wider sporting portfolio includes Portuguese football [...]
Former Goldman Sachs and HSBC chief to run America’s Cup April 7, 2026 A former Goldman Sachs and HSBC boss has been appointed the first chief executive of the newly-formed America’s Cup Partnership. America’s Cup Partnership was set up following a new commercial agreement between the defending champions, The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, and the British challenger, The Royal Yacht Squadron. And Marzio Perrelli, former chief executive [...]