Exclusive: Former Man United CEO’s firm partners with CVC volleyball league Sport Business Former Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold’s sport commercial consultancy has entered into a partnership with the CVC Capital Partners-run Volleyball World, City AM can reveal. Red Tiger Marketing will today announce a deal with the league, owned by the private equity giant thrusted into the sporting world through Formula 1, which will “drive the [...]
Exclusive: CVC Capital Partners nearing external investment for $14bn Global Sport Group Sport Business Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners is close to securing external investment in its $14bn Global Sport Group, which is expected to trigger a wave of new sporting acquisitions at the start of next year. GSG, which is chaired by former EE chief executive Marc Allera, was formed earlier this year to run CVC’s existing [...]
Exclusive: Volleyball World boss hails involvement in CVC’s Global Sport Group Sport Business The chief executive of Volleyball World has described his organisation’s integration into CVC Capital Partners’ Global Sport Group as an “immediate win”. The private equity giants who count the Six Nations, LaLiga, Prem Rugby, and Ligue 1 as part of their sporting portfolio have pooled their assets into one mega sport fund chaired by former [...]
Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners in debt plan talks with Ares, reports October 15, 2025 CVC Capital Partners’ recently formed £9bn sport fund juggernaut is in talks with Ares Management about a mega debt deal. The Global Sport Group – which includes investments such as LaLiga, Premiership Rugby and the Six Nations – is reportedly in talks with a number of firms including US-based Ares Management over a multi-billion dollar [...]
CVC Capital Partners launch $14bn Global Sport Group September 11, 2025 Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners have formed a $14bn Global Sport Group entity which will focus on the growing interest in the sporting sector. Reportedly announced in London this week, the private equity juggernaut – with over $225bn assets under management – will house the firm’s sporting investments and offer opportunities to scale valuations. [...]