Dallas-Based Equity Firm Meets With NFL To Discuss Investing In Team Ownership

Irwin Kishner, co-chair of Herrick's Sports Law Group, was quoted in The Dallas Express in an article discussing a reported meeting between a Dallas-based private equity firm and the NFL regarding "new considerations for institutional investors' ability to acquire team stakes." According to the article, a "handful of firms reportedly met with the league regarding potential investments in teams as the league has begun investigating ways to incorporate institutional wealth into ownership."

Irwin, who has assisted the Dallas Cowboys with outside investments for over a decade, said that adding firms into the league is a “natural evolution of [the] use of private equity dollars.”

“I think, with the right mindset, the right partners, it makes a lot of sense. It provides liquidity, an ability to finance purchases, ownership, expansions, new buildings, new arenas [and] enhances the fan experience.” he said, 

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