How does the opportunity fit the ownership strategy?
An opportunity assessment brings entry valuation and ownership options into the same decision.
SERVICES / SPORTSOwnership / Audiences / Growth
Sports.
Acquisition, ownership and commercial strategy for sports, performance and brand-led assets.
Discuss your requirementsSports / Our focus
Ownership meets
commercial ambition.
We connect the ownership opportunity to the commercial business around it: governance, media, partnerships, audiences, funding and strategic exits.
How we workScope of work
Ownership, governance and growth
Focused workstreams, developed around the priorities of the engagement.
Discuss your requirementsAcquisitions and minority stakes
Assess the opportunity in the context of a clear ownership strategy.
- Working output
- An opportunity assessment connecting entry valuation, strategic fit and majority or minority ownership options.
- Decision supported
- Decide whether to pursue the asset and which ownership route to examine.
Ownership and governance
Create clarity across owners, operators and other stakeholders.
- Working output
- An ownership and governance framework setting out board responsibilities, voting rights and control considerations.
- Decision supported
- Align owners and operators around how key decisions will be made.
Commercial, media and ecosystem strategy
Consider the sources of value that extend beyond the core asset.
- Working output
- A commercial-development plan prioritising media rights, brand positioning, partnerships and audience development.
- Decision supported
- Determine which commercial initiatives to pursue within the ownership strategy.
Capital strategy and portfolio exits
Connect funding decisions with the ownership horizon.
- Working output
- A funding and exit-options assessment covering the capital stack, reinvestment, partial sales and portfolio recycling.
- Decision supported
- Align funding and potential realisation routes with the intended ownership horizon.
Scope, responsibilities and specialist input are agreed for each engagement.
The decision in context
Key decisions
Where can the brand and commercial model develop?
A commercial-development plan prioritises media, partnerships, brand and audiences.
How should funding, control and stewardship connect?
A funding and exit-options assessment connects the capital structure to the ownership horizon.
The commercial ecosystem
The sports business
Brand, media, audiences and partnerships are considered within the ownership strategy.
- Owners
- Investment, control and stewardship
- Operators
- Governance and operating alignment
- Audiences
- Fan engagement and digital growth
- Partners
- Media, brand and commercial development
Connected expertise
