Nov 12, 2025
Navigating Sports Media: Eric Ratchman – CRO of FanDuel Sports Network – on the challenges of emerging from bankruptcy with a sustainable plan for the future, and how they were ultimately able to find success.
He highlights the three-step process that his team employed, and the many stakeholders and creditors that...
Nov 5, 2025
Donn Davis - Chairman and Founder of the Professional Fighters League - has a long history of successful investments both inside and outside of the sports industry.
He talks about the opportunity he saw in the MMA space, and why PFL has become such a valuable property as it looks to gain marketshare from UFC.
He...
Oct 29, 2025
Drew Weatherford – Founding Partner of Weatherford Capital – has a novel idea for how private equity can get involved in college sports. Beyond varsity sports, athletic departments can also drive value by investing in club sports as an extension of the lucrative youth sports model that already exists across the...
Oct 22, 2025
Navigating Sports Media:
Eric Ratchman - CRO of FanDuel Sports Network - discussed the new era of the RSN model and how they're finding sustainable success after bankruptcy.
He argues that no other media company offers the same combination of local penetration and national scale, appealing to advertisers wishing for...
Oct 15, 2025
Less than 2 weeks ago, AJ Maestas and Charles Rolston broke down the news of a looming $2B deal for the Big Ten to take a massive infusion of cash from private capital.
A lot has happened since then, with the news that the conference will be closing a deal with an investment fund of the University of California...