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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Bangalore, India

Variation of traditional cricket that combines elements of softball.
🌟 Highlights of the league: 🏏 Nationwide franchise presence. 32 elite teams representing all states and union territories of India. Franchises owned by entrepreneurs, sports enthusiasts, and influencers from diverse regions. Each team backed by strong regional fan bases and grassroots cricketing talent. 💸 Lucrative revenue sharing model. 64% of total revenue (from broadcasting, sponsorships, ticketing, and merchandising) distributed equally among all 32 franchise owners. Transparent revenue structure with quarterly financial reports. Owners benefit from long-term brand value and recurring annual income. 👔 Leadership & promoter expertise. Led by a visionary entrepreneur and founder of a softball cricket association. 10+ years of experience in sports event management, media partnerships, and franchise development. Played a pivotal role in scaling softball cricket from regional circuits to a national-level league.
8.1   Bangalore
Run Rate Sales
USD 840 thousand
EBITDA Margin
10 - 20 %
Partial Stake Sale
USD 115 K for 35%
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Sports Franchise Assets for Sale in Benoni, South Africa

Opportunity to own the IP rights of T20 cricket league to be played in Africa.
Rights to a T20 cricket league, including men's and women's competitions, which will serve as flagship competitions for the Africa Cricket Association, designed to boost the profile of the sport across the continent. Beyond the core league rights, the deal outlines opportunities for primary revenue generation: Commercials: Sponsorships and advertising deals that would help finance the leagues. League revenue streams: revenues directly tied to the operations and broadcasting of the leagues. Franchise revenue streams: Franchise model, where teams operate as independent entities with their own revenue-generating opportunities, such as merchandise sales, ticketing, and other commercial partnerships. Streaming revenue: Digital streaming rights and digital media partnerships will be a fundamental part of the revenue model. To successfully launch the cricket league event, the buyer of the IP rights will need to fulfil the following components: securing 5 to 6 team owners, partnering with 2 to 3 broadcasters, obtaining a title sponsor, and gathering 4 to 5 additional sponsors. All these components will lay the foundation for a thriving league. The estimated cost of expenses during the first year is USD 3.5m to USD 6m. The advisor is an individual consultant based in Dubai and is handling this deal on behalf of the ACA (Africa Cricket Association)
6.9   Benoni
Ownership Duration
0-1 year(s)
Industries
Sports Franchises
Asset Sale
USD 3.5 Mn
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Profitable Sports Franchise for Sale in Lisbon, Portugal

Historic football club with a strong regional brand and solid financial assets.
This historic professional football club in Portugal, featuring a strong potential for growth and profitability within the sports franchises industry. - Positioned in League 2, the club offers high ROI possibilities; a successful promotion to the Primeira Liga could yield an estimated television rights. - The club benefits from robust financial backing, securing sponsorships from both public and private sectors, emphasizing its credibility and support within the football community. - Investors will appreciate the club's diversified revenue streams, including municipal and federation sponsorships, ticket sales, and private partnerships, providing a stable financial foundation. - With only 10 dedicated employees, the club is lean but poised for expansion, allowing for operational efficiencies and potential for scaling up in the competitive European football market. - The football club is situated on owned land, benefiting from significant tax advantages, making it an attractive high-value asset investment opportunity for both domestic and international investors looking to capitalize on Portugal's favorable fiscal policies. - Shares are available for a large stake in this promising football franchise, offering investors a chance to participate in Portugal's vibrant and historic football heritage with enormous growth potential. - The club’s varied revenue streams, encompassing municipal support, federation sponsorships, and private partnerships, provide a strong financial base, mitigating the effects of occasional sales dips due to seasonality.
Historic football club with a strong regional brand and solid financial assets.
6.8   Lisbon
Run Rate Sales
USD 4.8 million
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Business for Sale
USD 29 Mn
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Profitable Sports Franchise for Sale in Lisbon, Portugal

Historic football club with a strong regional brand and solid financial assets.
This historic professional football club in Portugal, featuring a strong potential for growth and profitability within the sports franchises industry. - Positioned in League 2, the club offers high ROI possibilities; a successful promotion to the Primeira Liga could yield an estimated television rights. - The club benefits from robust financial backing, securing sponsorships from both public and private sectors, emphasizing its credibility and support within the football community. - Investors will appreciate the club's diversified revenue streams, including municipal and federation sponsorships, ticket sales, and private partnerships, providing a stable financial foundation. - With only 10 dedicated employees, the club is lean but poised for expansion, allowing for operational efficiencies and potential for scaling up in the competitive European football market. - The football club is situated on owned land, benefiting from significant tax advantages, making it an attractive high-value asset investment opportunity for both domestic and international investors looking to capitalize on Portugal's favorable fiscal policies. - Shares are available for a large stake in this promising football franchise, offering investors a chance to participate in Portugal's vibrant and historic football heritage with enormous growth potential. - The club’s varied revenue streams, encompassing municipal support, federation sponsorships, and private partnerships, provide a strong financial base, mitigating the effects of occasional sales dips due to seasonality.
Historic football club with a strong regional brand and solid financial assets.
6.8   Lisbon
Run Rate Sales
USD 4.8 million
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Business for Sale
USD 29 Mn
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Newly Established Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Navi Mumbai, India

Seeking-investors: For scalable Sports-Tech start-up with global potential, pilot projects in 4+ cities completed.
Set to revolutionize cricket by introducing a one-on-many format, this initiative provides equal opportunities to lakhs of players while ensuring high audience engagement and multiple revenue streams. This is a first-mover opportunity in a ₹50,000+ Cr. industry, making it a high-growth and lucrative investment. Business highlights: 1. Innovative one-on-many cricket format: - Specialized format creating a new category with high-action, thrilling gameplay for both players and audiences. - Equal opportunity for batters and bowlers to showcase their talents. - Designed to keep viewers engaged and entertained. 2. Promoter experience: I) MBA in finance with expertise in financial management and business strategy. Ii) Commerce graduate and cricket enthusiast with a deep understanding of the sport’s dynamics. Iii) DME, BA, MBA, PG Dip. T &D. 3. Career opportunities and entertainment: - Provides career pathways for aspiring cricketers. - Offers top-level national league format and weekly TV shows for full-scale entertainment. 4. Revenue model (upcoming premier league): - Media rights through the sale of broadcasting rights for games and shows. - Sponsorships from brands for events, teams, and individual players. 5. Organizational structure: - Four-level tournament system including district, zone, state, and national levels. - Fast-track process for players to become national-level competitors within a year. 6. Business relationships: - Collaborations with local cricket associations and clubs. 7. Current client base: - Early-stage setup and onboarding of players. - Anticipated rapid growth post-launch due to the unique format and high engagement. Objectives for the first year: 1. Organize a Maharashtra-level open tournament with 10,000 players. 2. Establish media partnerships for broadcasting rights. 3. Secure sponsors for events and players. 4. Expand the spectator base through engaging and thrilling cricket matches. 5. Nurture and develop local cricket talent through structured tournaments from district to national levels. The vision is to revolutionize the cricketing experience worldwide by blending competitive spirit with entertainment, providing a platform for players to shine and for audiences to enjoy a new dimension of the game. Summary: This initiative stands out with its innovative cricket format, expert leadership, and robust revenue model. The focus is on delivering unparalleled cricketing experiences and career opportunities while generating significant revenue through media rights and sponsorships. Investing in this venture means being part of an exciting opportunity with the potential for high returns and a significant impact on the global cricketing ecosystem. Demo events have been successfully conducted in Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, and Jalgaon. The mobile application is in its final stage of development. Licenses include CIN, GST, and Start-Up Certificate. The company is registered in Thane district and has its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, which is also part of Thane district.
6.8   Navi Mumbai
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Partial Stake Sale
USD 58 K for 1%
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Newly Established Sports Franchise Seeking Loan in Patna, India

Seeking funds for a strategic entry into Nepal's high-growth cricket market.
E-commerce and IT company generating approximately INR 200 crores a year, looking to diversify its portfolio by venturing into the sports world through the acquisition of a cricket franchise. - The investment will be directed towards a flagship cricket league in Nepal, indicating a strategic entry into a potentially high-growth market. - The director of the company is seeking investment to capitalize on the growth prospects of the Nepal cricket market. - The company's expansion into the sports franchise industry presents an opportunity for investors to participate in a new and potentially lucrative market segment.
6.3   Patna
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Business Loan
USD 11.6 K at 10%
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Sports Franchise for Sale in Larnaca, Cyprus

Authorized sports franchise in Cyprus with owned stadium, pitches, and an EBITDA margin of 15%.
55-year-old second division football club in Larnaca. - Club earns revenue through advertisement, stadium ticket sales, and food sales. - Part-time staff. - Earns about EUR 30k of profit in one month. - Had been in the first division for 27 years, and has been in the second division for the last 4 years. - Employing around 200 young football players and more part-time staff in their community. - Club owns a stadium with a capacity of 7,000 spectators. - The club owns 4 more pitches for our academies & training camps.
6.6   Larnaca
Run Rate Sales
USD 2.5 million
EBITDA Margin
15 %
Business for Sale
USD 6.4 Mn
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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Sharjah, UAE

UAE Master Franchisee for a reputed international sports coaching company.
Company has Master Franchisee rights for UAE from award-winning Sports Star Academy, Australia (SSA). - With a proven business model for coaching school students that is supported by robust business processes and IT systems, the company is on a solid footing to penetrate and lead the market for sports coaching for students. - Will introduce SSA as the first premium multinational sports training brand that will serve this segment in a focused manner. - We are the master franchise that is looking to give out sub-franchise who will hire coaches. Hence, the master franchise company does not require many employees. - Have 2 channels of generating revenue. One is by charging a franchise fee from the sub-franchise.
6   Sharjah
Run Rate Sales
USD 390 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Partial Stake Sale
USD 680 K for 25%
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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Bangalore, India

High-potential sports start-up seeking to aggregate India's highly fragmented sports clubs.
This ultra scalable sports club aggregator start up is seeking too expand to 30 clubs (in one year), 90 (in year two) and 200 clubs (in year three) from the present two clubs in Bangalore. Seeking investments from angels / HNIs and VCs for this ultra scalable start-up business. - Promoter with 30 years of top-level experience in varied industries and has now founded this India's most exciting sports start-up with great scale-up potential. - The business has been operational from the past few months. - We have already taken 2 sports clubs on lease in Bangalore. - The business is planning to have at least 30 clubs running under its brand name by the end of this year. - Mainly focus on badminton clubs for the first year of acquisition. - Our projected EBITDA by the end of the year is 35%. - The business has 2 directors, 1 CTO, and 2 people for sales. - The business started its operation very recently and is already generating very good sales.
High-potential sports start-up seeking to aggregate India's highly fragmented sports clubs.
6   Bangalore
Run Rate Sales
USD 21 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Partial Stake Sale
USD 35 K for 4%
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Sports Franchise Franchise Opportunity

3BL, 2 Franchisees, Est'd in 2016, Gurgaon HQ
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3x3 Pro Basketball League is an intellectual property of YKBK Enterprise Pvt Ltd. It has 6 women's teams (increasing to 12 for season 4) and 12 men's teams competing in the professional circuit. 3BL is the only exclusive provider for an opportunity to compete at FIBA 3x3's international circuit such as World Challengers and World Tours Masters from the Indian sub-continent directly. * What is 3x3 & 3BL? - Akin to the T20 version of cricket, 3x3 basketball is one of the fastest-growing urban sports in the world. - It is also played widely in Indian schools and colleges, as well as in casual neighbourhood ‘pick-up’ games. - It is the fastest and shortest format of basketball in the world. - 3x3 is not only FIBA’s second official discipline but made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and will be played at the Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022 and at the Paris 2024 Olympics as a medal sport. - It is very popular among NRI's as well. - Each game is a 10 min sprint. Keeping audiences glued to the game. - Action packed events across 9 cities in India. - Games are staged at outdoor and indoor iconic locations to bring basketball directly to the people. - Potential to reach 100 mn target audience through Sony Six TV, Sony LIV OTT, Live stream on 3BL & FIBA 3x3 YouTube Channels, Twitch & InstatTV to new audiences across Canada, US & Europe. - We have completed 3 seasons successfully. - Franchise partner will generate revenue through sponsorships, media brand ads, winning prices, and training academy. - Franchise partners can form a team by selecting team members as per their wish and budget. We have access to over 1 lakh players.
3BL, 2 Franchisees, Est'd in 2016, Gurgaon HQ
7.4   Expanding in USA
Exp Monthly Sales
USD 5.8 thousand
Space Required
1000 - 1550 Sq Ft
Investment Required
USD 38 - 460 K
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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Yangon, Myanmar

Well-established Burmese sports media/promotion company with broadcast rights in 60 countries and 100 registered fighters.
One of the biggest sports media companies in Myanmar. We are a celebration of Burmese sports and culture. - We combine the strong, millennia-old sporting and cultural traditions of Lethwei with cutting-edge technology in media & entertainment to create a unique sports-culture showcase. - The business has over 100 fighters registered across 11 weight classes. - We are currently tied-up with several venues throughout Myanmar. Each venue can seat anywhere between 3,000 - 8,000 patrons. - Sponsorship inventory and broadcast media rights are the primary generators of revenue. Secondary sources of revenue include ticket sales and merchandise sales. - We conduct 5 show-case events in a year. Each event has 8 fights. - Receive over 5 million viewers per event through broadcasts on TVs and other digital mediums. - Currently live in 60 countries across broadcasting channels like UFC Fight Pass, Canal+, Arena Sports, K+, Bayon TV, AIS Play, Fight Network, Mola TV, and Sport Extra. - We are delayed on sports channels like Titan Channel, Fox Sports, Star Sports, Sportklub in an additional 30 countries. - Have an active social media following with over 360,000+ likes on our Facebook page. - We won the SPIA Asia (Best Sport Tourism Destination Campaign of the Year) award.
Well-established Burmese sports media/promotion company with broadcast rights in 60 countries and 100 registered fighters.
7.9   Yangon
Run Rate Sales
USD 360 thousand
EBITDA Margin
Operating at loss
Partial Stake Sale
USD 4 Mn for 20%
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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Mumbai, India

Business is involved in planning & hosting eSports conferences, online tournaments, and live events, seeks working capital.
Business is involved in building the eSports ecosystem in India by hosting eSports conferences, online tournaments, and live events. - All events will be conceptualized and executed by us on an end-to-end basis. - We were recently established and plan to host our debut project: Football community tournament in the upcoming weeks. We also have plans to host a national league event in 6 months. - Also have a conference in the upcoming month and we will be hosting the event in partnership with a sports governing body. 100-120 members are expected to attend the conference and it includes, C-level executives, CMOs, eSports teams, VCs, and sports consultants. - Revenue model: We will generate revenue through sponsorships (80-90%), and entry fee to our events. - We are seeking funds for working capital to organize the tournament, conferences, and expand our business into the content creation market. - Promoter has over 8 years of industry experience. - Business does not have any physical assets at the moment and the employees are working remotely.
6.3   Mumbai
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Partial Stake Sale
USD 174 K for 15%
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Sports Franchise Investment Opportunity in Amman, Jordan

Sports entertainment company running an American sports league in the Middle East.
We are a sports entertainment company that helps to develop a popular American sport in the Middle East. This is one of the most loved and watched sporting event in America. - Have 5 teams for adults as well as 5 youth teams who participate in the sport. - For adults the league season occurs for 3 months during a year and for the youth team the season is for a one and a half month window. During league season there is a match every week. - Also conduct activities and camps to help develop interest in the sport and to bring in new fans. - We generate revenue through team registrations, sponsorships and activity registrations. - Have developed a base of over 20,000 fans in the Middle East for the sport in the 5 years since we started operations. - We have a strong social media presence with a Facebook page having more than 11,000 likes. - Promoter has over 5 years of experience running and operating the league. - Company's physical assets include training and sports equipment.
6.8   Amman
Run Rate Sales
USD 118 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Partial Stake Sale
USD 210 K for 45%
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Sports Coaching Company Investment Opportunity in Alexandria, USA

Company building municipal sports infrastructure as a sports tourism magnet with huge projected annual sales.
Business developing a sports complex alpha site that is to be rolled out soon nationally. - Expected to finish construction within 30 months of receiving funds. - The complex has a total area of 130 acres within which there will be 17 lit turf fields and an enclosed field house with a full-sized football/soccer/lacrosse field and a 200-meter indoor track. - We expect to create 500 new jobs when operations commence. - Revenue will be generated through bookings, hosting tournaments and training/coaching for various sports.
Company building municipal sports infrastructure as a sports tourism magnet with huge projected annual sales.
6.9   Alexandria
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Partial Stake Sale
USD 2 Mn for 30%
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Magazine Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Publishing company that produces a football magazine and poster mags having more than 10 clients.
Company was established in the month of May 2018 and is based in Kuwait. - We are into producing a football magazine and poster mags. - Business operates by producing a free distribution magazine that is supported by advertising revenue. - Magazine has gained a lot of local interest and has been taken up by a well know Airlines as an In-Flight magazine and a distributor in the UAE wants to place it in airport lounges, sports venues, clubs, hotels, beach resorts. - Four poster mags published till date. - To date we have about ten clients (advertisers) as we are still building up our customer base.
Publishing company that produces a football magazine and poster mags having more than 10 clients.
6.9   Kuwait City
Run Rate Sales
USD 196 thousand
EBITDA Margin
35 %
Partial Stake Sale
USD 204 K for 40%
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