How private equity came to dominate the sports world

How private equity came to dominate the sports world

Long-standing supporters of Chelsea FC are more than familiar with the vicissitudes of billionaire ownership. Roman Abramovich, the Russian energy tycoon and former friend of Vladimir Putin, has been at the helm for almost two decades during which managers and coaches...
2021’s top 10 enterprise M&A deals reached $121bn

2021’s top 10 enterprise M&A deals reached $121bn

There was a lot of action in 2021 in enterprise M&A — once totaled, my top 10 deals came in at just under $121 billion. And the biggest enterprise deal of the year by far — Oracle’s bid to buy Cerner — happened as I was writing this post. The final tally doesn’t...