TWG Global

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TWG Global Holdings, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founders
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Subsidiaries TWG Global subsidiaries
Website www.twgglobal.com
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TWG Global Holdings, LLC is an American multinational conglomerate holding company with headquarters in Chicago and New York City. It was founded by Guggenheim Partners co-founder and CEO Mark Walter. Walter currently serves as the company's chief executive officer and co-chairman alongside Thomas Tull. [2]

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History

TWG Global was founded by Guggenheim Partners co-founder and CEO Mark Walter as an investment vehicle and holdings company for his various investments in multiple industries. [3] TWG is a conglomerate invested in six different industries which include; financial services, insurance, artificial intelligence, technology, sports and entertainment, and merchant banking. [4]

Currently, Walter serves as the chief executive officer and co-chairman of TWG alongside Thomas Tull, who also serves as co-chairman. Walter owns 21% of the company. [5]

Financial services

TWG owns multiple financial services companies under its subsidiary Delaware Life Holdings, LLC, including Group 1001 Insurance. [2] [6] [7] TWG is affiliated with Guggenheim Partners (Guggenheim Investments and Guggenheim Securities), as they are the primary source of investment capital for the company. [8] [9]

Sports & entertainment

TWG owns and/or has stakes of several sports teams and franchises, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks, Chelsea F.C., and RC Strasbourg Alsace. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Motorsports

TWG announced in November 2024, that it had acquired full ownership of American auto racing team Andretti Global. [15] This acquisition included the then named Andretti Cadillac Formula 1 team, which at the time, had not been given approval to compete in the 2026 Formula One World Championship by the Formula One Group. [16] However, in the same month, TWG announced that it had been approved by the Formula One Group to compete in 2026 under a new restructured team known as the Cadillac Formula 1 Team. [17] [15] [18]

On February 26, 2025, TWG Global announced the formation of a subsidiary known as TWG Motorsports, which would run all of TWG Global's motorsports organizations. [19] The new company would be helmed by long time Group 1001 Insurance CEO (a Guggenheim subsidiary) Dan Towriss. [20]

Subsidiaries and affiliates

References

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  12. Times, Melissa Rohlin Melissa Rohlin is a former sports reporter for the Los Angeles (February 5, 2014). "Magic Johnson and other Dodgers owners purchase the Sparks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  13. "WNBA Announces Sale of Sparks to Investment Group Led by Magic Johnson and Mark Walter". NBA.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  14. "AEG Announces Sale of Phil Anschutz' Minority Interest in Lakers to Dodgers Owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly". www.nba.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Brown, Nathan. "Andretti Global parent company unveils longtime NASCAR executives as new leaders". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  16. Wolkin, Joseph. "Andretti Global Clears FIA Approval To Create A Formula 1 Team". Forbes. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  17. Smith, Luke. "General Motors enters the grid: Why F1 changed its tune after rejecting Andretti". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  18. "GM, Cadillac agree deal for new 2026 F1 entry - Andretti absent". The Race. November 25, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  19. Motorsports, T. W. G. "TWG Global launches TWG Motorsports with brands across F1, INDYCAR, NASCAR and IMSA". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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