There are key reasons sports teams and leagues may still be hot investments in a trade war, according to a top PE firm

Private equity firms like Arctos Partners have invested in sports teams like the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

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• Sports teams and leagues have been relatively stable investments amid recent economic uncertainty.
• Arctos Insights, the research arm of a top PE firm in sports, outlined why the sector is resilient.
• The firm also shared key risks for the sector in a global trade war.

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