BC Partners seeks to revive LIV Golf through bankruptcy restructuring

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BC Partners, led by Ted Goldthorpe, plans a LIV 2.0 successor league after LIV Golf's $5.5 billion PIF-backed run ends in bankruptcy.
BC and its partners may invest up to $300 million, requiring key player commitments within two weeks to launch 17 tournaments including 10 signature events.
PIF seeks releases from $400 million owed to players and over $100 million to trade creditors, amid BC's cautious $4 million entry and complex creditor negotiations.

Restructuring plan faces tight player deadline

As first reported by the Financial Times, BC Partners' Ted Goldthorpe is backing a successor league often described as "LIV 2.0" after the Saudi-backed circuit enters bankruptcy despite roughly $5.5 billion in support from the Public Investment Fund over the past five years.

Goldthorpe, who runs the private credit business at BC Partners, argues that global golf still offers room for a team-based format that can generate franchise value. Speaking at a sports industry conference in London last week, he says team golf gives outside investors a clearer way to gain exposure to the sport than other parts of the golf ecosystem.

BC says it and its partners are prepared to commit up to $300 million to the new venture. The proposed league is supposed to stage 17 tournaments, including 10 signature events around the world, but the deal requires player commitments in the next two weeks before more capital is deployed.

That condition leaves the plan exposed at a critical moment. People close to BC believe one major player signing could encourage others to join, but the U.S. PGA Tour and Europe's DP World Tour are taking a hard line on allowing their talent to appear on LIV after years of conflict across men's professional golf.

Tax assets and creditor claims shape the stakes

BC and Goldthorpe reject the idea that they are simply distressed investors targeting LIV's large tax losses, which could offset future profits. Even so, those losses are part of the financial appeal, and a rebuilt LIV combined with other sports assets could support a wider acquisition platform, a strategy BC has used elsewhere.

For now, BC has put in only $4 million, with the larger funding package tied to protections including liquidation rights and tiered return distributions. That structure underlines how cautious the investor remains even as it presents the project as a growth play in global sport.

PIF, meanwhile, is trying to secure releases from liability involving both players owed $400 million in contracts and trade creditors reported to hold more than $100 million in separate claims. Those negotiations add another layer of pressure to a restructuring that still faces legal, financial and competitive obstacles before a new league can emerge.

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