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SUMMARY:Sports finance - unlocking the future of private investment
DESCRIPTION:Domestic leagues\, international competitions\, and clubs are
  enhancing their reach and require huge resources to compete in a global
  market. Modern sports stadiums have evolved from simple match venues in
 to complex investment vehicles\, creating unprecedented opportunities fo
 r institutional capital. The sports sector is attracting growing funding
  from the world's largest institutional funds and private capital groups
 \, with Apollo recently announcing the launch of a $5 billion sports inv
 estment vehicle dedicated to lending to sports leagues and teams and acq
 uiring stakes in clubs Mubadala sponsoring the creation of a National Le
 ague in Brazil and KKR acquiring Arctos Partners for $1.4 billion. This 
 session will explore the legal and financial models and vehicles that al
 lows for sophisticated and structured financing arrangements including B
 razil’s SAF - Sociiedade Anoniima do Futebol. The discussion will examin
 e how domestic leagues\, clubs and international competitions can access
  private capital to achieve sustainable growth\, respect all rules appli
 cable to sports including fair play\, whilst maintaining sporting compet
 itiveness.
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