TWG Global
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founders | |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
|
Subsidiaries | TWG Global subsidiaries |
Website | twgglobal |
Footnotes / references [1] |
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 serves as the company's chief executive officer and co-chairman alongside Thomas Tull.[2]
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] Thomas Tull joined the group as co-chairman in 2025, after running a separate holding group, Tulco, which has been investing and building AI and machine learning tools since 2018.[4][5]
TWG is a conglomerate invested in six different industries which include; financial services, insurance, artificial intelligence, technology, sports and entertainment, and merchant banking.[6]
Walter is the chief executive officer and co-chairman of TWG alongside Thomas Tull, who also serves as co-chairman. Walter owns 21% of the company.[7]
Financial services
TWG owns multiple financial services companies under its subsidiary Delaware Life Holdings, LLC including Group 1001 Insurance.[2][8][9] TWG is affiliated with Guggenheim Partners (Guggenheim Investments and Guggenheim Securities), as they are the primary source of investment capital for the company.[10][11]
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.[12][13][14][15][16]
Motorsports
TWG announced in November 2024, that it had acquired full ownership of American auto racing team Andretti Global.[17] The 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.[18] However also in November 2024, 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.[19][17][20]
On February 26, 2025, TWG Global announced the formation of a subsidiary known as TWG Motorsports and it runs all of TWG Global's motorsports organizations.[21] The new company is led by long time Group 1001 Insurance CEO (a Guggenheim subsidiary) Dan Towriss.[22]
TWG Motorsports will lead the Cadillac Formula 1 Team with General Motors, after Michael Andretti stepped down from the program at the end of 2024.[23]
Subsidiaries and affiliates
- Acrisure
- Atlantic Quantum
- BIA
- Billie Jean King Cup
- Carvana
- Chelsea F. C.
- Clear Spring Life & Annuity Company
- Clear Spring Property & Casualty Group
- Colossal Biosciences
- Delaware Life
- FiberLight
- Footprint
- Form Bio
- Gainbridge
- Gecko
- Group 1001 Insurance
- Guggenheim Investments
- Guggenheim Securities
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Los Angeles Sparks
- Plus Power
- Professional Women's Hockey League
- RVI Group
- Shield AI
- Slate Auto
- Teton Ridge
- TWG Motorsports
- USIT
References
- ^ "Organization Chart of the Registrant, the Depositor and DLIC Holdings, LLC". www.sec.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Organization Chart of the Registrant, the Depositor and DLIC Holdings, LLC". www.sec.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "TWG Global - Massinvestor Venture Capital and Private Equity Database". massinvestordatabase.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Gara, Antoine; Kinder, Tabby (May 6, 2025). "Billionaire duo launches $15bn joint venture for AI-driven deals". Financial Times. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Metcalf, Tom (June 15, 2018). "Billionaire Who Helped Dark Knight Rise Goes All-In on AI". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Portfolio | TWG Global Finance". TWG Global. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: #231 Mark Walter". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Organization Chart of Delaware Life Holdings Parent, LLC". www.sec.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Delaware Life Holdings Parent II LLC - Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Financial Services Portfolio". TWG Global. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene (October 6, 2015). "Who Is Dodgers Owner Mark Walter and Where Did He Get All That Money? - LA Weekly". Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: #231 Mark Walter". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (December 16, 2012). "Who spent what: Breaking down the $2-billion Dodgers sale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WNBA Announces Sale of Sparks to Investment Group Led by Magic Johnson and Mark Walter". NBA.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Brown, Nathan. "Andretti Global parent company unveils longtime NASCAR executives as new leaders". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Wolkin, Joseph. "Andretti Global Clears FIA Approval To Create A Formula 1 Team". Forbes. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Luke (December 2024). "General Motors enters the grid: Why F1 changed its tune after rejecting Andretti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "GM, Cadillac agree deal for new 2026 F1 entry - Andretti absent". The Race. November 25, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Motorsports, T. W. G. "TWG Global launches TWG Motorsports with brands across F1, INDYCAR, NASCAR and IMSA". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ gabbyhamill (February 26, 2025). "TWG Global launches TWG Motorsports with brands across F1, INDYCAR, NASCAR, Formula E and IMSA". Andretti Global. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Luke (March 7, 2025). "Cadillac gets final approval to join F1 grid as 11th team in 2026". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2025.