Official: Barça pull another lever to bring in 120m euros, can now register players
FC Barcelona announces the entry of new strategic partners to accelerate the growth of Barça Vision and also reports agreement with Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp, which guarantees the success of Barça Media.
It's official. FC Barcelona have announced that Libero Football Finance AG and private investment advisors NIPA Capital B.V. have become new partners in Bridgeburg Invest, the holding company of Barça Vision.
The 120 million euros earned from the deal will allow the club to register renewed players and new signings. The club had been working on the operation for days and had time until the start of the league competition. So far the club had only been able to register 13 players from the entire squad.
This is the statement from Barça:
FC Barcelona has announced that LIBERO football finance AG and private investors advised by NIPA Capital B.V. have become new partners in Bridgeburg Invest, the holding company of Barça Vision.
The investors have acquired a total of 29,5% of the ownership of Barça Vision (Bridgeburg) for € 120 million corresponding to part of the participation being held by Socios.com and Orpheus Media. Barça Vision is the Club’s initiative to integrate all digital content around Web3 and blockchain including NFTs and metaverse, which are part of the Club’s strategy to build the digital Espai Barça.
With this transaction, FC Barcelona succeeds in strengthening Barça Vision alongside strategic partners who provide knowledge and experience to foster business opportunities in the digital world of sports and entertainment.
The German-based company LIBERO football finance AG, which is publicly listed on the Regulated Market of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A161N22), specializes in holistically supporting football clubs in all matters of financing and profitability, and offers fully comprehensive advisory services around all economic matters of professional football clubs.
NIPA Capital B.V, a Dutch based investment company provides a unique and innovate vision to accelerate company’s growth and will continue to advise the entity going forward.
The sale of the participation in Bridgeburg Invest was conducted in accordance with the authorization of the General Assembly of Members of FC Barcelona held on October 23, 2021, and the participation of Socios.com and Orpheus Media as minority partners, which was ratified on October 9, 2022.
Socios.com and Orpheus will continue to play a key role in FC Barcelona’s Web3 strategy moving forward as strategic partners, deploying their expertise and technological infrastructure to develop new opportunities across various channels such as the BAR Fan Token.
