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Top 25 Sports franchise acquisition consulting firms based in the United States

Name: Sports franchise acquisition consulting firms based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 650 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 650 sports franchise acquisition consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,307 professional contacts across them, including 1,662 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers sports franchise acquisition consulting firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest sports franchise acquisition consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 650 sports franchise acquisition consulting firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to sports franchise acquisition consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Transworld Business Advisors	Strong evidence	West Palm Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	749 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Transworld Business Advisors is the world leader in the marketing and sales of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and franchises.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	CAA Icon	Strong evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	151 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), CAA ICON is the world’s-leading owners representative and strategic management consulting firm…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Playfly Aspire	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	145 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Playfly Aspire is a global sports and entertainment firm partnering with clients to maximize revenue, people and organizational performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Kagr Kraft Analytics Group	Partial evidence	Foxborough, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KAGR (Kraft Analytics Group) is a team of the brightest minds in sports focused on finding insights for clients in the sports and entertainment industry through data management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Performance Brokerage Services, INC	Indirect evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dealership Brokers \| Buy-Sell Advisors Performance Brokerage Services is North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	M&a Business Advisors	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “M&A Business Advisors is a full-service Business Brokerage and Lower Middle Market M&A Advisory Firm and the Leader in Business Sales & Acquisitions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Navigate	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Navigate is a trusted advisor to leading brands and organizations in sports and entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	IBG Business	Partial evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Merger and acquisitions (M&A) specialists in the sale and purchase of mid market businesses on behalf of their owners, since 1986.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	CAA Evolution	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CAA Evolution is a global investment bank and advisory firm representing world-class organizations and investors across the sports, media, and entertainment industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Connect Partnership Group	Partial evidence	Dallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Connect Partnership Group is a strategic sales and consultancy agency that specializes in representing and selling sponsorships, naming rights and other media assets in sports and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Apex Business Advisors	Partial evidence	Overland Park, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Apex Business Advisors offers a complete business sales, merger, and acquisition service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	National Franchise Sales	Strong evidence	Newport Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Strong evidence “National Franchise Sales (NFS) is a premier brokerage and M&A advisory firm specializing in the resale and acquisition of franchised businesses, with a strong focus in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Synergy Business Brokers	Partial evidence	New Rochelle, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Synergy Business Brokers is a leading Mergers & Acquisitions firm focused on selling companies with annual revenues of to $50Million.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Baker Group Merger And Acquisition Consultants, Inc. An AD Astra Equity Company	Partial evidence	Kansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1988, Jerry Baker has been involved in consulting with clients in a variety of industries and unique situations to sell their businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Plethora Businesses	Partial evidence	Orange, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plethora Businesses is a leading M&A firm specializing in business sales, mergers, acquisitions, valuations, and corporate strategy management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	The Superlative Group, INC	Partial evidence	Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Superlative Group is one of the most experienced, knowledgeable and successful sponsorship & naming rights valuation, sales and brand consulting agencies in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Integrity 9 Sports & Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Kansas City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Integrity 9 is an industry-leading firm prioritizing first-class work for our clients, athletes, and fans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Pioneer Sports & Entertainment	Partial evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2023, Pioneer Sports and Entertainment is a collection of the best brands and operators in youth sports and entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Globofran	Strong evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Globofran consulting firm specializes in identifying investment opportunities and has a group of Latin American consultants who help clients identify the franchises that best suit…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Machete Group	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Machete Group provides strategic, development, and operational advisory services on projects around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Equiturn	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Equiturn Holdings is a Fort Lauderdale-based investment banking and private capital advisory firm specializing in high-conviction, complex transactions at the intersection of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	The YOU Network	Partial evidence	Hopkinton, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The You Network specializes in working with senior level executives in their search for excellent franchise ownership opportunities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Sportsology Group	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sportsology Group specializes in providing premium knowledge, insight, strategic advisory, and operational support to franchise owners; global sports leagues and federations, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	CSL	Partial evidence	Frisco, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Successfully delivering best-in-class services for the most visible and iconic venues, destinations and sports teams across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Business Exit Advisors	Indirect evidence	Boca Raton, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Business Exit Advisors is a full-service advisory firm that specializes in three key areas for businesses ranging from small mom & pop main street businesses to middle market…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: sports franchise acquisition consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names sports franchise acquisition consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of sports franchise acquisition consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name sports franchise acquisition consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Sports franchise acquisition consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

38.6%Verified-email coverage

6.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.9%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

523

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 650 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among sports franchise acquisition consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “sports franchise acquisition consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names sports franchise acquisition consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among sports franchise acquisition consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,662 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Sports franchise acquisition consulting firms by metro

Sports franchise acquisition consulting firms in New York45

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names sports franchise acquisition consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many sports franchise acquisition consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 650 sports franchise acquisition consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Transworld Business Advisors, headquartered in West Palm Beach, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most sports franchise acquisition consulting firms?

New York leads with 45 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (23) and Atlanta (20).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.