Bloomberg Business of Sports: Velocity Invests in USG
David Abrams, founding partner of private equity firm Velocity Capital Management, and Unique Sports Group CEO Will Salthouse detail Velocity's recently announced investment into Unique Sports Group, a leading football (soccer) talent representation agency based in the UK. Abrams spoke with Bloomberg's Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower.
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