Deals & Transactions
The £1m Rugby Player Who Can Only Earn £400k: Henry Pollock and PREM Rugby’s Commercial Ceiling
When high-profile promoter Eddie Hearn sauntered into rugby union and declared 21-year-old flanker Henry Pollock a “seven-figure player,” the traditional…
What Makes a Sports Asset Investable
Investing in sports assets—clubs, leagues, stadiums, media rights, academies, or athlete brands—has moved from niche passion play to a mainstream…
Undisclosed: The Biggest Problem in African Sports Business
Across the continent, sport is more than entertainment; it is a vehicle for identity, economic opportunity, and social cohesion. Yet…
The 10 Deals Reshaping African Sport
African sport is undergoing a structural shift — not driven by rhetoric or long‑promised reforms, but by a new wave…
A sale that looks less like strategy and more like opportunism
Mark Walter’s decision to unload the Los Angeles Lakers for US$12.5bn — barely 14 months after acquiring the team at…


