Official: FC Barcelona confirms €120M financing increase after agreement with potential new investors

After several delays and discussions, FC Barcelona has revealed that they have come to an agreement to engage into a partnership with LIBERO Football Finance AG and private investment advisers NIPA Capital BV for Bridgeburg Invest, which is a trademark of Barca Vision. This cooperation will be for Bridgeburg Invest, which is a part of Barca Vision.

According to the statement that was released by the club, the new investors have purchased 29.5% of the ownership of Barca Vision (Bridgeburg) for the equivalent of €120 million. This represents a portion of the investment that was formerly held by Socios.com and Orpheus Media.

As a result of this, Barcelona will keep its position as the largest shareholder in Barca Vision, holding 51% of the company’s shares, while the new investors will own a stake equal to 29.5%. In the meanwhile, Orpheus Media and Socios.com will each maintain their ownership of 9.75% of the company.

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This deal comes at a time when Barcelona was in dire need of a financial injection in order to register their new players and renew their contracts, so it is a tremendous boost for them.

This agreement should make it possible for the team to move on with the registration procedure in time for their first game, which will take place on Sunday against Getafe.

“We have made considerable progress in the digital environments that turn our assets into a creative hub that boosts the FC Barcelona brand to unique levels in the world,” remarked president Joan Laporta. “This boosts the FC Barcelona brand to levels that are not found anywhere else in the world.” 

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“This step that we are taking now is a strategic move that provides us with new resources so that our platforms continue to grow at a time when the demand for digital sports content is clearly expanding and reinforces the path of digital transformation that began in 2022.” “This step that we are taking now reinforces the path of digital transformation that began in 2022.