#149 - Investing in British Football w/ UK Government's Director of Capital Investment; Richard Albert

26-01-2024 • 1 hr

Currently the allure of investing in Premier League football is as strong as ever. This has coincided with a rise of American investment into English football with 50% of Premier League clubs having some form of American investment. To understand this growing trend who better a guest to invite on than one of the leaders responsible for attracting the best talent into the boardrooms and also Head of Capital Investment for the UK government in North America; Richard Albert.

Working to support the deployment of strategic capital to a variety of industries stemming from tech to social sciences and sport Richard's role is encompassing and certainly not for the faint hearted. The nature of private capital investment, the battle for streaming rights and impact of MCO's are all noteworthy topics and part of a rapidly changing investment climate.

Listen to find out more including;

- The multitude of experiences and roles which help shaped Richard's trajectory?

- What foreign investors commonly overlook when investing in UK sport?

- How US investors best generate unrealised value in UK football?

- The fine balance between regulating investment in football and remaining attractive investment wise.

- How investors are factoring the potential creation of a European Super League into their decision making ?

- What changes in investment dynamics Richard is excited to see in the forthcoming years?

Timestamps;

00:00 - 08:57 - Intro

08:58 - 20:02 - The Role

20:03 - 28:30 - Investor's Leverage

28:31 - 37:52 - Decision Making