Bundesliga shortlists buyers for partial rights sale, sources say


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - September 18, 2020 General view of the Bundesliga trophy before the match REUTERS/Michael Dalder DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's top-flight soccer league has drawn up a shortlist of buyout funds, including KKR and Bridgepoint, to buy a 25% stake in its overseas broadcasting rights, people close to the matter told Reuters.

European private equity firm CVC has also advanced to the second round of the auction that could value the Bundesliga's overseas broadcasting rights at roughly 2 billion euros ($2.42 billion), the sources said.

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