Ten years ago, few of us would have heard of esports, much less recognised it as an investable subsector within sport. Today, however, whilst there is still routine confusion surrounding the difference between ‘esports’ and ‘gaming’ (more of which later), there is no doubt that esports has captu...

CVC Capital Partners Fund VII  has signed a binding agreement for a minority shareholding in Premier Rugby Limited, the top league in the English Rugby Union system. This investment is expected to complete in Q1/2019 and follows on from other investments in the sports & entertainment sect...