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...She previously founded a structured solutions platform at Morgan Stanley dedicated to entertainment, media and sports assets....
...The management team that succeeded them in 1995 included Messrs Lourd, Huvane and Lovett: they diversified the company into sports representation, brand consulting, licensing and investment banking....
...tech start-ups go bust in 2019 ‘capital winter’ (FT) Saudi Aramco slumps 10% from peak on mounting Mideast jitters (FT) Topgolf IPO could value company at $4bn (BBG) Deal agreed on selling Flywheel Sports...
...As in sport, so in consulting, except in one important regard. Consulting, unlike the Olympics, is about the winning, not the taking part....
...Sportswear company Nike began life as Blue Ribbon Sports. Struggling brands sometimes change their names to distance themselves from negative publicity....
...It has also invested in Diageo, the distiller, and JJB Sports, the retailer....
...But the growth is not in affordable luxury sedans but in cheap and cheerful sport utility vehicles....
...“I had a mini Jerry Maguire moment,” he recalls, referring to the Tom Cruise film, where the eponymous sports agent changes his life after a crisis of confidence....
...Even ultra-luxury sports cars such as the McLaren P1 or the LaFerrari boast hybrid powertrains, though transferring that technology to volume cars will be crucial....
...John Rose, head of Boston Consulting Group’s media practice, says “No one is capturing it. There’s no systematic measurement vehicle for non-linear television”....
...According to Mr Buffett, newspapers also still have some unique content to draw readers in, from sports to local politics. He added: “Obituaries are a good thing....
...“There seems to be a clear land grab in terms of owning the digital money space right now,” said Fred Huet, analyst at UK-based Greenwich Consulting....
...I don’t know yet which company I will join after graduation, but I know that I will spend the last two months of the MBA working full time on my international consulting project (ICP) for Nespresso....
...Silver Bait LLC produces fishing worms by the millions. But that’s only the beginning of what it produces....
...Instead, each Sports Direct statement is parsed for bad news....
...When Opel took the wraps off its new Antara 4x4 in Frankfurt (pictured) this autumn, the small sport utility vehicle signified more than the return of General Motors to the European SUV market after a two-year...
...Kerik now plans to spend more time with his consulting company. At least he has a nice cushion to work with. observer@ft.com...
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