Chad Hutchinson, partner at private equity firm Arctos Partners, explains the firm's operational infrastructure and competitive edge when investing in major sports franchises.
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“We have 17 operating advisors. We built an operating platform. We have a playbook that we can roll out and diagnose the business of sport for these teams to say, here's where you're lacking or here's where you're spiking.”
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