OneTeam Partners
OneTeam, MLBPA launch international licensing venture led by Baer-Hoffmann
OneTeam Partners, the company working with US player unions to derive value from group licensing rights, has created an international venture with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
Jim O’Connell on leveraging opportunity with Athletes First Partners
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jim O’Connell, president of Athletes First Partners. Fisher and Russo also discuss RedBird Capital Partners’ sale of its stake in OneTeam Partners, the National Football League’s new collaboration agreement with the German Football League, Ares Management raising $3.7bn (€3.7bn) to invest in the sports industry, the pending sale of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels, and ownership turbulence with the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns.
RedBird Capital sells OneTeam Partners stake
United States-based investment firm RedBird Capital Partners has sold its equity stake in OneTeam Partners, the company designed to help athletes maximize the value of their name, image, and likeness r…