Private equity giant Silver Lake to invest $500 million in City Football Group

The bottom line: "Silver Lake made its name investing in technology companies but has pivoted in recent years to entertainment... It had approached other leading English and European clubs, including Chelsea... attracted by the multi-billion-dollar prices paid for football media rights by broadcasters and Internet groups, writes the FT's Murad Ahmed.

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