US investment of 400 million by co-owner of the Boston Celtics and Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading investment funds
BERGAMO. Atalanta has formalized “the signing of a partnership agreement between the Percassi family and a group of investors led by businessman Stephen Pagliuca, Managing Partner and Co-owner of the Boston Celtics, as well as Co-chairman of Bain Capital, one of the main investment funds to the world “. Pagliuca and partners enter the company by acquiring 55% of La Dea Srl, the sub-holding of the Percassi family, which owns approximately 86% of the share capital of Atalanta, for an amount exceeding 400 million. The Percassi remain the main single shareholder, while Stephen Pagliuca is the new Co-chairman of the Club.
In the press release, it is specified that “the Percassi family will remain the main single shareholder and the governance will be the expression of an equal partnership: Antonio and Luca Percassi will continue to hold the office of President and CEO of Atalanta, respectively, while Stephen Pagliuca will be appointed Co-chairman of the Club. The group of new investors includes leading professionals with in-depth experience in the football and sports industry in general. Also for this reason, the partnership aims to strengthen the club and the team, with the aim of achieving a further improvement in the sporting and economic results – in addition to the remarkable ones – achieved so far “.
Atalanta explains that “the commitment is to guarantee the Club an even more international future, increasing the awareness of the brand outside the European borders, expanding the network of talents to which Atalanta has access and opening the doors to new opportunities for commercial collaborations as well as the use of innovative technologies for the management – sporting and financial – of the Club. All this in the declared desire never to loosen the strong roots of Atalanta in the Bergamo area and the close bond with their supporters “.
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