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$13bn group with ties to Yankees and Wrexham eyes first NFL franchise as league opens floodgates

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Apollo Sports Capital is looking to add NFL to its rapidly-expanding portfolio. “We’re interested in any great sports property anywhere in the world, which clearly includes the NFL ,” CEO Al Tylis. said at Bloomberg Power Players New York on Thursday. Football is a global powerhouse and everybody wants a cut AFP The NFL has allowed private equity firms to acquire stakes worth up to 10 percent of teams since 2024. Each of the select list of approved companies — which doesn’t include Apollo Sports Capital — can have an interest in up to six franchises. Apollo Global Management launched the sports investment group a year ago and has already put around $13 billion into the project. Highlights include a $2.6bn stake in the New York Yankees and soccer investments in Atlético de Madrid and Welsh side Wrexham AFC. Tylis said after the Yankees deal was announced last week, the franchise’s owner Hal Steinbrenner said “Welcome to the family.” “It’s a connection in a way that I think is just diffe

First report: Sports Investors on Capital Deployment — bloomberg.com, 4d