Sixth Street Hires Josh Empson to Expand Firm’s Sports, Media, and Entertainment Investing Platform

San Francisco and New York – September 9, 2024 – Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm, today announced that industry veteran Josh Empson has joined as a Partner to co-lead Sixth Street’s expanding sports, media, and entertainment investing platform.

Sixth Street is a strategic investment partner to leading global organizations across sports, media, and entertainment, including Bay FC, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the San Antonio Spurs, as well as Legends, the world’s preeminent premium experiences company. Sixth Street also recently received pre-approval as one of the few private capital firms cleared to invest with National Football League teams.

“Josh has been a pioneer investing at the intersection of sports, media, and entertainment, and his ability to identify burgeoning trends and growth opportunities across the industry adds to our deep bench of leaders focused on this space,” said Alan Waxman, Co-Founder and CEO of Sixth Street. “Josh also shares the partnership ethos and creative thinking that defines the Sixth Street approach to investing and we look forward to having him on our team.”

Over the last year, Empson has served as a Senior Advisor to Sixth Street and will continue to work closely with co-head Austin Bowers and ESPN veteran Russell Wolff to lead the firm’s investments in sports, media, entertainment, and adjacent sectors.

“Josh’s experience runs the gamut – supporting growing sports leagues, partnering with iconic clubs, and growing diversified sports, entertainment, and media businesses,” said Matt Dillard, Co-Founder and Co-Head of Sixth Street Global Opportunities. “We’ve had a great working relationship with him over the past year, and we’re proud that he’s now officially joined our team.”

“The scale and flexibility of Sixth Street’s capital, the depth and expertise of the team, and the caliber of the firm’s long-term partnerships underscore why I am so excited to join Sixth Street,” said Mr. Empson. “As one of the few firms positioned to provide flexible capital at scale to the world’s leading sports, media, and entertainment companies, I’m tremendously excited about the future of our franchise.”

Prior to joining Sixth Street, Empson was a senior member of the investing team at Providence Equity Partners where he played an integral role for that firm’s investments in Soccer United Marketing (Major League Soccer), Learfield Sports, and intellectual property assets of Real Madrid, among others. He also led Providence’s music royalties platform, as CEO of Tempo Music Investments. Earlier in his career, Empson was a Managing Director at Forstmann Little, where he helped lead that firm’s landmark investment in IMG prior to its sale to WME/Endeavor.

About Sixth Street

Sixth Street is a leading global investment firm with over $75 billion in assets under management and committed capital. The firm uses its long-term flexible capital, data-enabled capabilities, and One Team culture to develop themes and offer solutions to companies across all stages of growth. Founded in 2009, Sixth Street has more than 650 team members including over 200 investment professionals operating around the world. For more information, follow Sixth Street on social media and visit www.sixthstreet.com.