Rajasthan Royals won the DLF IPL cricket tournament is old story. Now the champions are going public – not with their fame, with private placement and further on the stock markets with an IPO!
In January this year, Rajasthan Royals, the only foreign-owned team (investors include Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch) among the eight IPL franchisees, made a bid for $67 million for the team, the lowest among all the DLF IPL teams. Led by Shane Warne, the Royals won the tournament. Reportedly the only team that is in the black — first-year expenses were estimated at $20 million and revenues are in the same range.
Wonder what other franchisees that are still licking wounds feel as they read this…
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