Brent Lawrence
Brent is the CEO and Founder of Accelerate Sports, a boutique investment bank that facilitates M&A transactions and capital raise efforts in sports. At Accelerate, Brent has negotiated the sale of soccer teams, stadiums, and other sports-related businesses. Additionally, he has spearheaded Accelerate’s efforts to raise capital for early stage sports businesses, including a USL soccer team’s efforts to garner an MLS expansion bid and an emerging new basketball property. I n his career, Brent has utilized his highly competitive nature to work successfully with a growing list of nationally prominent businesses/entrepreneurs in dynamic, fast-moving transactions. Brent served as a Corporate Attorney for nearly 20 years prior to founding Accelerate Sports. He served as the Chairman of the Positive Coaching Alliance in Sacramento for two years. Originally from San Diego, Brent played basketball at U.C. Riverside where his team made the Division II Final Four in 1989.B rent graduated with a BS from UC Riverside, a law degree from University of San Diego College of Law and has an MBA from UC Davis Graduate School of Management.