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Full article at the link
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-nations-sold-to-cvc-capital-partners-mz6qbc282
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-nations-sold-to-cvc-capital-partners-mz6qbc282
The Six Nations unions have agreed to sell a significant share of their business to CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm, who have already bought a stake in the Gallagher Premiership and have nearly completed a similar deal with the Guinness Pro14.
CVC has therefore succeeded in gaining an influence over European rugby that no outside organisation has ever had before.
The six unions that make up the Six Nations Championship have agreed to pool all their business into one commercial entity. This means that CVC does not just own a share of the winter Six Nations Championship, it also has a stake in the autumn internationals and the summer tours.