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Shamrock Capital Looking To Sell Majority Stake Of Learfield 19 Months After Acquisition06 / 14 / 13Shamrock Capital Advisors, an L.A.-based private equity firm that owns the majority of Learfield, is looking to flip the college sports media and marketing agency. Shamrock acquired close to 80% of Learfield for $80M in December '11 and has begun the process of selling it after nearly 19 months of o... Tags: Finance |
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