KKR, Arctos Signal Confidence Sports Leagues Will Approve Deal

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during a game at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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KKR & Co. and Arctos Partners expressed optimism that their deal will be approved by major US professional sports leagues.

The firms have had “collaborative, commercial discussions with the leagues,” Arctos co-founder Ian Charles said Thursday in a Bloomberg TV interview. The leagues are “very excited” about what their combination means for owners, he said.