Blue Equity

In the Press 2007

09.28.07 | Blue Streak

Local private-equity firm has exploded into sports marketing in past year By John R. Karman III Business First Staff Writer Blue Equity's recent acquisitions mean it now represents NBA players Rasheed Wallace and Brevin Knight, more thatn 50 NFL players including… Read full article

07.09.07 | New to Blue: Rep for college coaches, events

Blue Equity, continuing the acquisition spree it started last year, has purchased Game Seven Sports Marketing. With the acquisition, Louisville, Ky.-based Blue Equity expands its growing talent representation business to college coaches and adds events including the Bask… Read full article

06.18.07 | Blue Equity stays active, buys owner of Hoop It Up event

Blue Equity, the Louisville, Ky.-based private equity firm that has built a sports agency through acquisitions over the last year, has bought sports events company Team Championship International. Read full article

05.30.07 | Blue Equity adds NFL agent to stable

National Football League player agent Joel Segal has added his practice to the growing sports holdings of Blue Equity -- a step that Managing Director Jonathan Blue says pushes the Louisville-based private investment company into the big leagues. Read full article

05.30.07 | Blue out to make Louisville 'a more worldly place'

Eric Crawford The Courier-Journal Jonathan Blue says his sports dreams were born while he was watching a dream come true at court level: "Ball boy, University of Louisville basketball team, 1980." Read full article

05.28.07 | Blue grows into NFL

Sports agency adds Segal firm to tennis, hoops presence Liz Mullen, Staff Writer Sports Business Journal Blue Equity, which launched a sports agency business last year by buying the former SFX tennis, events and television divisions, has acquired the firm of top… Read full article

04.26.07 | Agency: Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah Sticking Together

Jonathan Blue is the Chairman and Managing Director of Blue Equity. I talked to him today and he confirms that his agency will represent a couple of big-name Gators: Joakim Noah and Corey Brewer. Read full article

04.16.07 | Dell a second-generation agent for the Noahs

By Liz Mullen Sports Business Journal Sports agency pioneer Donald Dell has an oral agreement to represent Joakim Noah, power forward on the NCAA championship Florida team who is projected to be one of the top NBA draft picks this year as well as one of the most… Read full article

02.23.07 | Rezoning OK'd for development

By Sheldon S. Shafer The Courier-Journal A zoning change that will allow a 38-acre development to be built on a longtime farm near Holiday Manor shopping center was approved by the Louisville Metro Council last night. Read full article

02.20.07 | Pro beach volleyball event coming to Louisville

AVP Inc., a company that produces and markets professional beach volleyball events, is bringing its AVP Crocs Tour to Louisville for the first time this year. Los Angeles-based AVP Inc. said it partnered with SFX Worldwide, a sports marketing company owned by Louisvil… Read full article