AC Milan's owner Gerry Cardinale, who is the founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital Partners, described how he works hard with his partners in their firm. He said the following words regarding his work ethic, as relayed by Business Insider:
"At our core, we are grinders. It's a lot of bottoms-up and top-down work. But that's the way our firm is set up. Don't be fooled by the sizzle of 'Top Gun' and the sports stuff. It's all the same thing."
RedBird is raising a fourth fund to stay ahead of its competitors like Silver Lake, which has a stake in the soccer club Manchester City, and Liberty Media, which is often compared to RedBird. Even with his track record, Cardinale is making bold moves such as building a new stadium for AC Milan, which its previous owner failed to do, and relaunching the XFL, a national spring football league. The firm is diversifying by stepping up its bets in asset management and insurance, where it has already invested more than $1 billion in the past four years, according to a source familiar with RedBird.
From: Business Insider
