What McCourt does

McCourt Global is a privately held, family-controlled diversified enterprise headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Paris, operating across four business units: Real Estate & Infrastructure, Sports, Technology & Media, and Capital Investment. Founded by Frank H. McCourt Jr. and led by CEO Shéhérazade Semsar-de Boissésson (with Frank McCourt as Executive Chairman), the company traces its operational roots to the John McCourt Company established in Boston in 1893. Its real estate arm, McCourt Partners, is a full-service development, investment, and management firm with over $1 billion in permanent capital and a track record of more than $30 billion in completed projects across 30 million square feet globally. The sports portfolio includes Olympique de Marseille, a Ligue 1 football club acquired in 2016 that led Ligue 1 in average attendance during the 2024/2025 season at 63.7K per game, and the newly launched Premier Jumping League, a global equestrian show-jumping competition with a $300 million guaranteed prize pool.

The company's technology and media activities are concentrated in Project Liberty, a $500 million-backed initiative comprising Project Liberty Labs (technology development), Project Liberty Institute (academic research with Georgetown, Stanford, ETH Zurich, Sciences Po, MIT, and Harvard), and Project Liberty Alliance (more than 175 partner organizations). Project Liberty Labs builds the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) — an open-source protocol — and the Frequency blockchain, a decentralized infrastructure layer that has secured user data for approximately 17 million individuals and counts MeWe as a key integration partner. McCourt's revenue model blends direct ownership and operation (sports ticketing, media rights, merchandising; real estate development and lending) with longer-duration capital deployment through McCourt Capital and partnerships with entities such as Guggenheim Partners. In 2025, McCourt divested majority control of MGG Investment Group ($6.5B+ AUM) to Conning & Company (Generali Investments), recycling capital into new ventures including the Premier Jumping League, Project Liberty's "The People's Bid" for TikTok, and emerging commercial AI products under Project Liberty Labs.

Name

McCourt

Legal name

McCourt Global, Inc.

Website

https://mccourt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McCourt Global is a privately held, family-controlled diversified enterprise operating across real estate and infrastructure, sports, technology and media, and capital investment, with subsidiaries including Olympique de Marseille, McCourt Partners, Project Liberty, and the new Premier Jumping League.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Investment & Holdings

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Real Estate Credit (522292)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Office Services (Single & Multi-Family Office) (FSABADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategic Real Assets & Infrastructure Venture Investing (FSANAHAN)

Keywords

• Real estate development
• Sports franchise ownership
• Decentralized social networking
• Private investment management
• Infrastructure development

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sports Ownership & Operations: Direct ownership of sports teams and leagues including Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 football club acquired 2016) and Premier Jumping League (equestrian jumping league launched 2026 with $300M guaranteed prize pool). Revenue from ticket sales, media rights, merchandising, and commercial partnerships.
2. Real Estate Development & Investment: Through McCourt Partners, the company develops, invests in, and manages real estate projects globally. Activities include ground-up development, acquisitions, and lending. Portfolio includes projects in Boston Seaport, London, New York, Dallas, Phoenix, and Nevada.
3. Capital Investment: Launching and investing in dynamic businesses across real estate, sports, and technology sectors. McCourt Capital identifies high-potential opportunities and collaborates with visionary leaders and entrepreneurs.
4. Technology Development: Project Liberty Labs develops decentralized technologies including DSNP and Frequency blockchain. Technology solutions are offered to platforms and developers; Project Liberty Alliance includes 175+ partner organizations.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McCourt Global is a private, family-owned diversified enterprise that builds, invests in, and directly operates businesses across four pillars: Real Estate & Infrastructure development (McCourt Partners), professional Sports ownership and league operation (Olympique de Marseille, Premier Jumping League), decentralized Technology & Media (Project Liberty, DSNP, Frequency blockchain), and Capital Investment. The firm functions as a holding company and family office deploying permanent capital across these sectors with an integrated social-impact mission.

Product overview

McCourt Global is a diversified enterprise operating across four main business areas: Real Estate & Infrastructure (through McCourt Partners), Sports (Olympique de Marseille, Premier Jumping League), Technology & Media (Project Liberty, DSNP, Frequency blockchain), and Capital Investment. Project Liberty is the company's flagship technology initiative—a nonprofit effort to rebuild the internet through decentralized protocols (DSNP and Frequency blockchain) that give users ownership and control of their personal data. The company also stewards iconic sports institutions and operates real estate development projects globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project Liberty Labs: Technology development business unit responsible for DSNP and Frequency blockchain
• Project Liberty Institute
• Project Liberty Alliance
• ThinkCure!
• Treizième Homme
• Unfinished
• The McCourt Foundation

Products and services

• McCourt Partners Full-service real estate development, investment, and management firm offering ground-up development, acquisitions, lending, and customized financing solutions to real estate owners and operators. Projects span office, hotel, residential, and mixed-use developments globally.
• Olympique de Marseille French Ligue 1 professional football club wholly owned by McCourt Global since 2016. Competes in UEFA competitions and operates social impact initiatives through Treizième Homme foundation. Leads Ligue 1 in average per-game attendance (63.7K at Stade Vélodrome in 2024/2025).
• Premier Jumping League (PJL) Global league designed to elevate and modernize equestrian show jumping. Features 16 teams, 14 events across Europe, North America, and the Middle East, and a guaranteed $300 million prize pool, expanding earning potential for elite riders.
• Project Liberty Global multi-stakeholder initiative to rebuild the internet around user ownership and control of personal data. Encompasses technology development (Project Liberty Labs), academic research (Project Liberty Institute), and a 175+ partner organization network (Project Liberty Alliance).
• Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) Open-source internet protocol designed as new infrastructure for the next generation of the web, enabling internet users to own and control their data and participate more fully in the digital economy.
• Frequency Blockchain Decentralized, open-source blockchain digital infrastructure layer supporting the scaling of the Social Web. Secures user data for approximately 17 million individuals via partner platforms including MeWe.
• McCourt Capital Capital investment arm of McCourt Global that identifies high-potential opportunities and invests in and collaborates with dynamic businesses and visionary leaders across real estate, sports, and technology sectors.
• Project Liberty Labs Technology development unit within McCourt Global responsible for building decentralized technologies including DSNP and the Frequency blockchain, with commercial AI products in development to help individuals navigate the agentic AI web while keeping personal data secure.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgetown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Founding partner of the McCourt School of Public Policy with $200M in total contributions (2013 and 2021). Founding academic partner of Project Liberty Institute. Home to McCourt School of Public Policy.
• Box to Box FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Emmy award-winning production company partnered with Premier Jumping League for broadcast and content production.
• Georgetown University Disability Cultural CenterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Co-host of McCourt Global Amputee Soccer Invitational at Georgetown's Shaw Field.
• Treizième HommecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Foundation of Olympique de Marseille serving as social impact partner for Amputee Soccer Invitational. Executes club's social and philanthropic objectives.
• Homeboy IndustriesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025McCourt Partners partnered with Homeboy Industries for $100M fundraising campaign to develop the Fr. Gregory Boyle Center for Radical Kinship in Los Angeles. Frank McCourt committed first $10M.
• MeWecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Privacy-first social network partnered with Frequency blockchain, enabling decentralized social networking for MeWe's users.
• TRU Development CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership to develop 244-unit Class A apartment building in Henderson, Nevada on nearly 6 acres at Inspirada community gateway.
• HN Capital PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership on 40-acre Dallas Design District portfolio, developing complementary mixed-use live and work amenities.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Founding academic partner of Project Liberty Institute, collaborating on research, policy engagement, and stewardship of open-source initiatives including DSNP.
• ETH ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Founding academic partner of Project Liberty Institute, collaborating on digital governance research for the next generation of the internet.
• Sciences PocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Founding academic partner of Project Liberty Institute, contributing to international research on digital governance and policy.
• MIT Center for Constructive CommunicationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborating with Project Liberty Institute to support the creation of healthier social networks through research and development.
• Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborating with Project Liberty Institute on digital governance research and policy initiatives.
• The ShedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017McCourt provided $45M donation to launch The Shed cultural arts center in NYC's Hudson Yards. The 17,000 sq ft multi-use hall is named The McCourt in recognition of Frank McCourt.
• Guggenheim PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Foundational collaboration began in 2012. Guggenheim Partners and McCourt Partners have worked together on development projects.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Asset Management: Global alternative-asset manager with deep real estate, infrastructure, and private-equity franchises. Comparable to McCourt Partners in real-asset investing but operates at vastly greater scale and as an institutional capital partner.
• CVC Capital Partners: Large European private-equity firm with material sports investments (Formula 1, La Liga, volleyball). Comparable to McCourt as a sports-anchored alternative-investment platform, but at much greater AUM scale and institutional LP structure.
• Blackstone Inc. World's largest alternative-asset manager with leading real estate, private equity, and tactical-opportunities platforms. Adjacent comparable to McCourt Partners' real-asset investing business but institutionally managed and many times larger.

Direct peers

• Fenway Sports Group: John Henry's sports investment holding company owning Liverpool FC, the Boston Red Sox, and related real estate development around Fenway Park. Directly comparable to McCourt as a family-controlled sports-IP and urban-development platform.
• Emerson Collective: Laurene Powell Jobs' family office that combines impact investing, technology ventures, and media properties under a single family-controlled umbrella. Comparable to McCourt's blend of philanthropy, technology, and operating businesses.
• Exor N.V. Agnelli-family holding company with diversified operating businesses including Juventus FC, Stellantis, and The Economist. Comparable to McCourt as a publicly listed (but family-controlled) diversified holding company spanning sports, real assets, and operating businesses.
• RedBird Capital Partners: Sports, media, and financial-services investor with operating exposure to AC Milan and a portfolio of real estate and capital-markets platforms. Closely mirrors McCourt's sports + real estate + capital investment triad.
• City Football Group: Multi-club football ownership group backed by Abu Dhabi United Group with stakes in Manchester City, NYCFC, and others. Directly comparable to McCourt's OM acquisition as a global multi-club sports platform play.
• Bluesky Social: Decentralized social-networking protocol (AT Protocol) and consumer platform that directly competes with Project Liberty's DSNP/Frequency thesis for next-generation social-media infrastructure.
• Cascade Investment: Bill Gates' family office that invests across real assets, private equity, and operating businesses with permanent family capital. Structurally the closest analog to McCourt Global's diversified family-office model with multi-decade duration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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