Private equity firms are buying stakes in sports teams more frequently, at the same time that more stadiums are being built or renovated. That dual dynamic should fuel sales of debt backed by sports facilities, which include ticket sales, and other sports-linked debt, according to Stav Gaon, a strategist at Academy.
“We expect a healthy investor appetite for sports securitizations as securitized-products investors embrace a widening range of esoteric securitizations, such as digital infrastructure and music royalties,” Gaon wrote in the note.