This is number three in Money Talks, our series on sport and finance. The two previous guests were Jason Traub of 23Capital and George Pyne founder of Bruin Sports Capital. Today’s guest is Kyle Charters who leads Inner Circle Sports tech division. Inner Circle is a New York based boutique investment bank focused on the global sports business, which has been involved in multiple high profile mergers and acquisitions including US franchises and European soccer clubs.I start by asking Kyle what a boutique investment bank does all day and then we go on to talk about how they value sports teams, the differences between the US and European market and some detail on Fenway Sports acquisition and running of Liverpool FC, a deal which Inner Circle helped put together.If you’re enjoying our podcasts, you might also like our weekly newsletter that goes deeper in to the topics we cover. It’s free and available via unofficialpartner.com.

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