Sporsora: "Investment funds bring rigor to regulate the sports sector" (M. Wyatt, KPMG)

"Investment funds continue to make a positive contribution by bringing rigor to regulate the sports sector, which is evolving. The sports audience today is global and moving towards digital, esports and changing targets. In France, cultural changes are needed in order to boost the market," said Mark Wyatt, partner and head of corporate finance at KPMG, on 12/05/2022.

Mark Wyatt participated in a debate entitled "Funds invest in sport", organised in Paris (FRA) by the French organisation Sporsora, alongside Bruno Rivet, associate director of the fund Seventure Partners, Laurent Damiani, founder and managing partner of Inspiring Sport Capital, and Olivier Jaubert, managing director of Toulouse FC (2021-22 Ligue 2 BKT champions, promoted to Ligue 1 Uber Eats for 2022-23), which is 85% owned by the American fund RedBird Capital Partners since July 2020.

"We support around 20 venture capital companies in France, with 70% of the opportunities, and in Europe, but not beyond for the moment. Our selection criteria are based on the product-market mix. The growth potential must be significant…