RedBird Capital Partners
Sport investment: Into the value chain
Investors are increasingly drawn to the structural nuances, sticky customer bases, and long tail of ancillary opportunities that exist around professional sports. Asia’s role is small but growing
India sports: In it to win it
Private equity interest in the commercialisation of sport globally is filtering through to India, with a couple of high-profile cricket deals. What other franchises and rights owners could be up for grabs?
RedBird joins $840m round for India's Dream Sports
RedBird Capital Partners, a US investment firm that has extensive sport exposure and several months ago picked up a stake in an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, has co-led a $840 million round for local fantasy sports platform Dream Sports.
Redbird Capital buys stake in Indian cricket team
RedBird Capital Partners, a US investment firm that has backed numerous sports franchises globally, has made its first foray into cricket by picking up a 15% stake in Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals.