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NFL's PE ownership model caps stakes at 10%, enforces silent LPs, and skims carry to league for redistribution
By approving only four PE firms (Ares, Sixth Street, Carlyle, etc.), limiting ownership to 10%, denying control rights, and taxing exit gains via league-wide carry distribution, the NFL con…