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Earlier in November global sports investment company Apollo Sports Capital struck a deal to become Atletico Madrid's majority shareholder.

But other large investment companies such as Bain Capital, Vista Equity Partners and Thrive Capital have also hired the agency, along with businesses and nonprofits including Visa, Hilton and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

According to its website, the education group is also backed by the Singapore state investment company Temasek.

Apollo Sports Capital, the firm’s sports investment company, will become the club’s controlling shareholder.

Now a managing director of global investment company General Catalyst, which backs European defense startups, zu Fürstenberg said she spends a lot of time with European governments advocating for the sector.