MEXICO CITY.- Innovatio capital announced the purchase of the Querétaro Soccer Club, which belonged to the hot group headed by Jorgealberto Hank Inzunza.
Press versions indicate that the American signature of specialized investment in technology and data, paid around $ 120 million to buy the team.
The operation is an important movement for both the organization and the sports sector in Mexico, and was headed by the American businessman Marc Spiegel, president of Capital Innovatio.
“I could not be happier to take this great step. We identify the MX League as an ideal platform to invest and, when Knowing Querétaro, we knew that this is where we want to build a long -term project,” he said according to a statement.
He added that the corporation is dedicated to identifying sports teams in the world “with high growth potential” to which it seeks to take “to the highest level.”
The opportunities in the markets identify them by using technology and data, this is how the roosters appeared on their map.
The acquisition by the American group is specified in a significant week for the club, coinciding with its anniversary number 75, which provides a symbolic and emotional value for both the fans and the Board of Directors.
Spiegel highlighted the commitment of capital innovatio to generate positive impact on the Queretana community and national football, and stressed the long -term vision and the intention of strengthening the link between the club and its followers.
The management team that will accompany Spiegel includes Chris Spoon as Chief of Finance and the English businessman Ed Malyon, together with a group of investors from Mexico, the United States and Europe.
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The Querétaro was put on sale in March 2022, after the assembly of club owners decided to remove the affiliation to the Querétaro board, after one of the fights with the most violence in the history of football in Mexico happened in its stadium.
In March of that year, a pitched battle between the host team, the White Gallos, and the Atlas, which began in the stands, ended on the court and left 26 wounded.
The images of the batons of both paintings with blood and beaten with extreme violence around the world and generated that the MX League and the Mexican Football Federation sanction the White roosters by forcing the owners to sell to the club, play a year without audiences in their stands and the veto for three years of their bar.
The team was stripped of an investor group headed by Gabriel Solares, one of the new owners of Real Valladolid Spanish, and was returned to its former owners, Grupo Caliente.
After more than three years, Hank managed to sell to the club, which has the lowest payroll in the competition and does not dispute some rooms of late, the first round of the Liguilla, since the 2019 Opening.
The new club hierarchs must recover a team that turns 75 this week and will debut in the new tournament, Opening 2025, this Friday, when visiting Tijuana, owned by Grupo Caliente.
“We are excited to be part of this great community and collaborate together to bring joy to this state, through a project with football as a governing axis,” Spiegel said.
Unique opportunity for Querétaro and the MX League
Adrián Madero, leader of the Grupo Fonseca investment, stressed the potential of the MX League and the Club as a growth and connection platform between communities in Mexico and the United States:
“The MX League has a huge potential, Querétaro is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing cities in Mexico, and the club has a great hobby and a clear path towards professionalization and expansion,” said Madero.
The Executive emphasized that the combination of technology, market and team represents a unique opportunity to transform the fan’s experience and position the club as a reference in innovation within Mexican football.
The Mexican Football Federation was notified of the official closure of the sale process of the Querétaro Club by Grupo Caliente to Mark Spiegel for a record, ”said the agency.
“The FMF recognizes compliance with regulatory processes by both parties and reiterates its commitment to a modern, professional and increasingly attractive industry globally,” he added.
The fans can see the first steps of this new stage in the next game in the Corregidora against Pumas.
With information from EFE and Reuters
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