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JPMorgan’s Sports IB Machine: Teams, Bonds, Billion-Dollar Deals

JPMorgan’s Sports IB Machine: Teams, Bonds, Billion-Dollar Deals

Streaming turns strategic—ESPN’s $1.6B WWE rights (with the NFL in its DTC cap table), JPMorgan’s sports IB engine powers mega-deals, the Cincinnati Open’s $260M rebuild rewires venue economics, and Europe’s eSports awareness outpaces engagement.

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$13B in Sports Medicine | Mayweather $63M Nationwide Fitness Empire

$13B in Sports Medicine | Mayweather $63M Nationwide Fitness Empire

The $13 billion sports medicine market is annually growing 8.23%, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang reaches 4.1 million viewers in 2025.

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Why Nike Bet $200M on Tennis Star Carlos Alcaraz I Carmelo Anthony’s Second Act

Why Nike Bet $200M on Tennis Star Carlos Alcaraz I Carmelo Anthony’s Second Act

Champions League Finals outperforms SuperBowl media raitngs. Nike goes all in with a $200M deal with Carlos Alcaraz.

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Streaming Seniors, Token Tickets, and Stadium Tax Hacks Drive ROI

Streaming Seniors, Token Tickets, and Stadium Tax Hacks Drive ROI

Boomers embrace streaming, NFTs transform tickets into yield, and tax-smart stadium builds show where the next wave of sports ROI is headed.

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MetLife’s $1.6B Upgrade | Club World Cup’s Split Success | $3.1B Satellite Bet

MetLife’s $1.6B Upgrade | Club World Cup’s Split Success | $3.1B Satellite Bet

Stadiums, satellites, and $70 M prize pools headline a week where capital floods every layer of the sports stack—from MetLife’s $1.6 B retrofit to SES’s $3.1 B satellite merger—signaling the new frontiers of return on investment.

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DAZN Bets $1B, Brady's Multi-Sport Empire, Stadiums Turn REITs

DAZN Bets $1B, Brady's Multi-Sport Empire, Stadiums Turn REITs

Sovereign capital, stadium-district real estate, and athlete-investor playbooks converge this week, signaling that the next wave of sports growth will be financed—as much as it’s played—on balance sheets.

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Tennis An Asset Class? Wimbledon Makes The £383.7M Case

Tennis An Asset Class? Wimbledon Makes The £383.7M Case

Broadcast rights now drive 56 % of Wimbledon’s record £383.7 M haul, while shared-finals coverage, $125 M in sponsorship, and a £53.5 M prize pool show how the All England Club keeps turning heritage into high-margin growth.

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$10B Lakers Sale I Announcing Sports M&A X CapLink Group I NFL’s $2.7B Flex

$10B Lakers Sale I Announcing Sports M&A X CapLink Group I NFL’s $2.7B Flex

New 150 Media × CapLink platform debuts while record-setting deals—from the $10B Lakers buyout to Europe’s €2.2B stadium spree—underscore private capital’s tightening grip on sports and M&A.

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Wimbledon’s Secret Weapon? Cheap Debt, Big Upside

Wimbledon’s Secret Weapon? Cheap Debt, Big Upside

From GenAI breakthroughs to cross-border ratings gaps and billion-dollar playoff windfalls, this week’s deals reveal where sports capital is flowing—and why.

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Mark Cuban’s $750M Fund Is Betting On U.S. Sports Like It’s 2035

Mark Cuban’s $750M Fund Is Betting On U.S. Sports Like It’s 2035

New multi-network rights deal sets valuation precedent, as rising viewership and viral stars push women’s sports into a new investment tier.

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MLB Outpaces S&P, and PE’s Noticing

MLB Outpaces S&P, and PE’s Noticing

It’s Thursday, and we’re tracking Cici Bellis’ pivot from pro tennis to venture capital, esports’ deepening grip on Gen Z fandom, and how Congress could upend the math behind billion-dollar franchise deals.

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NCAA Diversifies, Roland Garros Cashes In, and PE Joins the Huddle

NCAA Diversifies, Roland Garros Cashes In, and PE Joins the Huddle

It’s Thursday and we explore a sports business landscape in transformation—the NCAA is expanding its revenue streams beyond March Madness as women’s basketball and new media deals take center stage.