We advised 26North on the investment

Davis Polk advised 26North Partners LP in connection with its participation in a $1 billion investment platform formed by Bruin Capital. TJC (formerly known as The Jordan Company) and other undisclosed investors also participated in the platform, which is the fourth such investment platform formed by Bruin Capital. The platform will identify, build and scale leading middle-market companies powering the global sports economy.

26North is an integrated, multi-asset-class investment platform that provides investment advice and opportunities to its clients across private equity, credit, insurance and reinsurance strategies. Joshua Harris, founder of 26North, is the control owner of the Washington Commanders and co-founder of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Since launching in 2022, 26North has grown to approximately $31 billion in assets under management.

Bruin Capital is a private company specializing in working with capital partners and management teams in an effort to build best-in-class, global-leading sports, entertainment, media and technology companies. George Pyne, former President of IMG Sports and Entertainment and Chief Operating Officer of NASCAR, founded Bruin Capital in 2015.

The Davis Polk M&A, investment management and sports law team includes partners Brian Wolfe and Luke Eldridge, counsel Norma Angelica Lopez Campos and associates Dylan Major and Aziz Rashidzada. Partner David H. Schnabel and associates Shmuel Dov Sussman and Valentin Van de Walle provided tax advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.

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