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L7 · Commercial / Data agency · Sport-data commercial agency· London, UK

Two Circles

The data-led commercial agency advising leagues, federations, clubs, and rights-holders on partnership architecture, ticketing, broadcast, and direct-to-consumer strategy. Acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners in 2022; Bruin Capital is a prior investor.

Type
Commercial agency · sport data
Founded
2011
Headquarters
London, UK
Leadership
Gareth Balch (CEO)
Scale headline
1,000+ staff worldwide
Posture (2026)
Data-led sport-rights advisory

The data-led sport agency

Two Circles is the largest data-led sport commercial agency, advising leagues (Premier League, NFL, ATP, USTA), federations (FIFA, UEFA, IOC), clubs (selected European top-flight), and rights-holders on partnership architecture, ticketing strategy, broadcast distribution, and direct-to-consumer activation. The agency operates from London, New York, and offices across Asia-Pacific.

Charterhouse Capital Partners acquired Two Circles in 2022. The agency's commercial-data architecture has scaled materially since acquisition, with deepened consultancy, data-platform, and creative-content positions across global sport-rights markets.

Scale and structure

Type
Sport-data commercial agency. Subsidiary of WPP via Sports Resolutions historically; now controlled by Charterhouse Capital Partners.
Source · Disclosed
Parent group
Charterhouse Capital Partners (PE majority owner since 2022).
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Major football clients
Premier League · UEFA · FIFA · selected top-flight European clubs · NFL · ATP · USTA.
Source · Disclosed
Geographic focus
Global. London HQ. New York, Singapore, Melbourne offices.
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Leadership
CEO: Gareth Balch. Commercial directors: embedded across vertical practices.
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Activation model
Data-led commercial advisory: partnership architecture, ticketing optimisation, broadcast strategy, DTC platform development, creative content production.
Source · Reported
Strategic posture (2026)
Vertical-practice expansion. Continued data-platform investment. Geographic expansion. Asia-Pacific and Latin American offices. Acquisitive posture under Charterhouse.
Source · Reported
Notable recent work
Premier League fan-data architecture · UEFA Champions League commercial activation · selected federation broadcast advisory.
Source · Reported

What the institution actually does

Two Circles operates a vertical-practice agency model: dedicated teams across partnership architecture, ticketing optimisation, broadcast and DTC strategy, creative content, and data-platform engineering. The data-platform engineering side is the structural differentiator — Two Circles has built proprietary fan-data and commercial-attribution infrastructure that anchors broader advisory revenue.

The Charterhouse-led acquisitive posture since 2022 has added selected agency capabilities and expanded the data-platform footprint. The London HQ remains the centre of gravity for global federation and league work.

Direction in 2026

Two Circles' stated direction in 2026 is vertical-practice expansion alongside continued data-platform investment. Geographic expansion focuses on Asia-Pacific and Latin American positions. The agency continues a selectively acquisitive posture under Charterhouse.