Chatsworth Grows in European Sport Industry

New York February 25, 2022

Chatsworth Securities LLC has been engaged by a first division soccer European team under the supervision of Alessandro Bianchi, Managing Director at Chatsworth. “American money continues to flow into European soccer,” said Alessandro Bianchi.

Just in 2021 we saw a wide range of deals into European Soccer :

777Partners a Miami-based fund acquired fully ownership of Genoa, Italy’s oldest soccer club,  the company also owns a stake in Sevilla FC, one of Spain’s most prestigious and successful soccer clubs, as well as the London Lions. The Chicago finance and technology company Peak6 has taken a stake in the Premier League’s Wolverhampton Wanderers. PEAK6 is not new to European soccer, the firm has previously owned stakes in AS Roma and AFC Bournemouth. Ares Corporation invested U$ 216.9 million in exchange for 34% of Atletico Madrid in Spain, Ares disclosed that its funds have already invested nearly U$1 billion in sports and related media. The L.A. based fund Oaktree capital has acquired a 31% equity interest in Inter Milan for U$336 million. The New York investment fund MSD Capital has bought the Italian team La Spezia early in 2021, also the Michael Dell management fund owns two other teams in Europe: Sonderjyske Fodbold, which plays in the Danish top flight and Casa Pia AC in Portugal.

The push by US investment firms in the long run is to bet on the DIGITALIZATION of the sport as consumers behavior shift, something that has been accelerated by Covid-19. With fewer fans in the stadiums, soccer teams are looking at DIGITAL content to keep that connection with consumers. Through investment firms and oversea capital, the European teams hope to improve their media production to engage the global audience.

About Chatsworth Securities LLC
Chatsworth Securities LLC is an investment banking firm that has been providing financial advisory services to corporations and entrepreneurs since 1996. Chatsworth advises on both domestic and international M&A transactions, fundraising and capital raises for large and small companies around the globe. Chatsworth has participated as an underwriter in over six hundred public offerings and has raised over $5 billion for traditional and alternative money managers and their funds.

For further information:

Alessandro Bianchi
Managing Director
Chatsworth Securities LLC
abianchi@chatsworthgroup.com