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MARCH 12, 2024
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES MICHAEL EDWARDS AS CEO OF FOOTBALL
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that Michael Edwards will be joining the organization in the role of CEO of Football, where the 44-year-old executive will assume a broad range of responsibilities including leading efforts to identify and recruit new leadership for Liverpool F.C.’s football operation, and supporting the growth of FSG in global football through additional investment and acquisition. In this position, Edwards will report directly to FSG’s ownership group, led by Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, and President Mike Gordon.
MARCH 1, 2024
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANDED ROLES FOR SAM KENNEDY AND BILLY HOGAN
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced expanded responsibilities for two of its longtime executives, appointing Sam Kennedy as Chief Executive Officer, FSG, and naming Billy Hogan Chief Executive Officer, FSG International. In these positions, Kennedy and Hogan will work closely with FSG Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, and President Mike Gordon to oversee management of the entire FSG enterprise and position the company for operational excellence that ensures the competitive success of its teams across MLB, the EPL, NHL, NASCAR, and the company’s latest investment in the PGA TOUR. Kennedy will continue to serve as President & CEO of the Boston Red Sox, and Hogan will continue to serve as CEO, Liverpool F.C.
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
THEO EPSTEIN TO JOIN FSG OWNERSHIP, APPOINTED SENIOR ADVISOR
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that Theo Epstein, a three-time World Series Champion baseball executive, will be joining FSG’s ownership group, subject to customary league approvals, and has been appointed the role of Senior Advisor to the company, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool F.C., the Pittsburgh Penguins, RFK Racing, and Boston Common Golf. In this strategic position, Epstein will advise FSG owners John Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon, and Sam Kennedy on the company’s sporting operations across the portfolio and consult on strategic growth and investment initiatives.
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES BOSTON COMMON GOLF LEADERSHIP TEAM; TEDDY WERNER NAMED GOVERNOR, MARK LEV PRESIDENT & CEO
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG) today announced Boston Common Golf’s leadership team naming Teddy Werner Governor and Mark Lev President and Chief Executive Officer of the company’s latest acquisition in the tech-forward golf league founded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Both Werner and Lev have already begun their new roles and are focused on the January 2024 launch of the inaugural team representing Boston and New England, featuring PGA TOUR stars Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, and Tyrrell Hatton.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC MINORITY INVESTMENT IN LIVERPOOL F.C. FROM DYNASTY EQUITY
BOSTON, MA, and NEW YORK, NY – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that Dynasty Equity (“Dynasty”) has completed a strategic common equity minority investment in Liverpool F.C.
MARCH 10, 2023
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP REPORTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM ANNUAL PARTNERS MEETING IN BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced highlights from its annual meeting – a company-wide gathering in Bonita Springs, Florida, where leadership from each of the portfolio properties provide a business update to members of the FSG ownership group.
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP REACHES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CONTROL INTEREST IN THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
BOSTON, MA – The Pittsburgh Penguins and Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate company, today announced that FSG has entered into an agreement to acquire controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. The deal, which is subject to approval by the National Hockey League (NHL) Board of Governors, is expected to close before the end of the year.
March 31, 2021
FENWAY SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT BY REDBIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS; LEBRON JAMES, MAVERICK CARTER JOIN FSG OWNERSHIP
BOSTON, MA – Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and real estate platform, today announced a significant investment into the company by RedBird Capital Partners (RedBird). The deal is part of an ongoing strategic alliance between the two companies that will focus on the active pursuit of growth opportunities for FSG.