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...In September it agreed to a deal for a UK joint franchise with Next after its business there was put into administration....
...the aim of acquiring a sports franchise....
...Mr Harris juggled sports holdings that include a controlling stake in the Philadelphia 76ers basketball franchise and London’s Crystal Palace football club....
...Both Mr. Perelman and Mr. Sloane declined to comment....
...As recently as Wednesday last week, the studio behind the franchise, MGM, had promised cinemas that a worldwide release would go ahead in November. Two days later it caved....
...Mr Tepper was convinced to pay $325m for his new franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina, partly because it would become the 30th side in MLS....
...Other affiliates specialise in jet leases, franchise loans and other attractive niches....
...The ability to maintain quality control at sprawling professional services firms, which operate as a combination of partnerships and franchises, has long been a subject of debate in the sector....
...“Prudential PLC’s two separately managed franchises . . . have distinct strengths but share no discernible benefit from being operated under the same corporate umbrella,” the Third Point letter said....
...In promoting Mr Durban, Silver Lake is betting the 46-year-old can bring his magic to the entertainment investing. This is hardly a sure thing. Skype is Mr Durban’s best-known deal....
...The search for new investment comes as Mr Walter’s Guggenheim Partners has been in turmoil....
...Bankers in the UAE say Mr Shetty has stepped back from the business in recent months as he focused on building a healthcare franchise in his native India and his other businesses....
...“[Sports] franchises are valuable. Live rights even more so.”...
...assets including mixed martial arts franchise UFC and US president Donald Trump’s former Miss Universe pageant....
...The chief executive of WeWork’s India franchise is seeking to raise $200m, claiming the business is “isolated” from the IPO debacle. 4....
...The FA’s ruling council will discuss an offer made by Shahid Khan to acquire the stadium as part of ambitious plans to bring the Jacksonville Jaguars, the US NFL franchise owned by the Pakistani-American...
...Mr Seto was eventually restored to his position after shareholders backed his proposal to install a new board. This example reflects a permanent shift in the balance of power, says Mr Khan....
...We spend time defining what it means, we grade every investment on the different metrics so when somebody comes in and says, ‘I really love this business, it’s an A franchise’, I’m like: ‘Really?...
...Mr Wexner told the conference he was “embarrassed” by the relationship....
...While the titles include some well-known games franchises and content from many leading publishers, analysts said Stadia lacked the kind of hotly anticipated, exclusive content that is usually needed to...
...Disney vowed to invest more than $1bn in fiscal 2020 to produce shows to persuade fans of its popular franchises to sign up....
...But, Mr Berlusconi having recently been decommissioned, G4S can still catch up....
...In 2016 it teamed up with Silver Lake, a private equity group that is one of its significant shareholders, to seal a $4bn deal for Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts franchise memorably...
...He also controls THR-Billboard, which owns a portfolio of entertainment news titles, and is a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the baseball franchise that lost the World Series finals this year to...
...The owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant and the Ultimate Fighting Championship martial arts franchise, Endeavor was valued at $6.3bn in 2017....
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