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CAA Sports to Acquire International Sports Management Consultancy Portas Consulting


CAA Sports has agreed to a deal to acquire Portas Consulting, a premier global management consulting firm, subject to customary regulatory approval.

Executive Chairman and Founder David Portas and Managing Partner Donal McElwee, along with their team of 160 consultants and staff who have completed projects in more than 40 countries worldwide, will join the agency. With key offices in London, Riyadh, Dubai, and Singapore, the award-winning sports consultancy, which will be rebranded to CAA Portas, collaborates with governments, federations, Olympic committees, leagues, clubs, investors, Ministers, Boards, C-suite executives, senior sports leaders and private sector organizations to develop innovative strategies that improve performance, enhance participation, optimize governance, and drive commercial growth. Since its inception, CAA Sports has completed more than $11 billion in new sponsorship business on behalf of its property clients and orchestrated precedent-setting naming rights agreements, including the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium; Golden State Warriors’ Chase Center; and the LA Clippers’ Intuit Dome.

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