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Italy's Serie A clears way for private equity investment

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Reuters
10 September, 2020, 01:10 pm
Last modified: 10 September, 2020, 01:16 pm

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Italy's Serie A clears way for private equity investment

Serie A hopes the new company will improve governance and boost revenue, especially abroad, where in recent years Italian soccer has struggled to match the drawing power of rival European leagues.

Reuters
10 September, 2020, 01:10 pm
Last modified: 10 September, 2020, 01:16 pm
 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the Serie A, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Reuters
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the Serie A, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Reuters

Italy's Serie A soccer clubs agreed on Wednesday to set up a new media company to handle the broadcast rights for top-flight Italian soccer and are deciding between two rival private equity bids seeking a stake in the business, club officials said.

Serie A hopes the new company will improve governance and boost revenue, especially abroad, where in recent years Italian soccer has struggled to match the drawing power of rival European leagues.

It has invited bids for a minority stake and on Wednesday the clubs voted to review two separate bids led by CVC Capital Partners and Bain Capital (BCSF.N) for a 10% stake in Serie A's media businesses, club officials said.

The 10% stake in the company, which will control the league's broadcasting rights business for the next 10 years, is valued at up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion), according to sources familiar with the matter.

"We have decided to create a media company having a private equity firm as a partner," Serie A president Paolo Dal Pino told a news conference, adding that there will be meetings soon to discuss issues including the business plan.

Torino FC Chairman Urbano Cairo said the clubs would decide within 2-3 weeks which bid to accept.

With the coronavirus crisis slashing matchday revenues by forcing teams to play without supporters, television broadcast rights have become even more vital to Europe's big-league clubs.

They too have been threatened, however, as broadcasters around the world have responded to shrinking advertising revenues by cutting spending, leaving Italy facing the risk of falling further behind.

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