Rogers Communications Inc. RCI-B-T is slowing discussions with potential investors regarding the possible monetization of its sports assets, an executive told investors last week, while the company considers how best to capitalize on those holdings and ease pressure on its balance sheet.

Earlier this year, Rogers executives signalled the company could potentially bring in minority partners by the end of 2025. The company is assessing whether it should spin out or sell a stake of its sports portfolio, which includes the Toronto Blue Jays and a 75-per-cent majority ownership of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – the parent company to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors teams.

However, at a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce investor conference last week, Rogers chief financial off

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