UNC Seems Primed For Private Equity. Why Is It Passing On It?
Posted Aug 17, 2024
On paper, UNC is the prototypical athletic department that should want private equity’s paper: a national brand, with a strong tradition and demanding booster base, but stuck in a second-fiddle power conference. UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, however, says the school will not be taking money from (or selling equity to) any institutional groups.
(Sportico)
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