Sports

Francisco Partners completes exit of Muse Group

Muse Group’s brands include Ultimate Guitar, Hal Leonard, Audio.com and MuseHub.

Advaya Capital snaps up movie box office data provider Comscore Movies in carveout

The seller was Comscore, a media measurement and analytics firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

How Carlyle grew iC Consult before pending sale to Bridgepoint; Arctos approved as LP of Cleveland Browns; PE investments in youth sports under scrutiny

Also featured are insights on the consumer and retail sector from Verlinvest's Alex Rosenthal.

Weatherford Capital taps Todd Marcy as partner

In this role, Marcy will work alongside founding partner Drew Weatherford on all aspects of the firm's sports investment strategy and sit on the firm's investment committee.

Why private equity firms are snatching up music rights, including Tina Turner’s catalog; Sverica to sell agentic WinWire to NTT Data

Focusing on an area that’s getting a lot of private equity interest lately: Music rights. PE Hub reporter Iris Dorbian has written about the subject in depth. Earlier this morning, we published her story about how Pophouse acquired Tina Turner’s catalog and legacy.

William Blair looks to capture GP and LP stakes in sports with Inner Circle; Why TPG, Advent, Bain Capital and Brookfield are teaming up with OpenAI

Also included is Blackstone's Nonprofit Leadership Forum with insights from Jonathan Gray, Blackstone president and COO.