Ares and Atletico Madrid: An investment opportunity for our times

Back in late June a €300 million share issue and investment brought stability to Atletico’s traditionally chaotic finances after decades of disarray.

US alternative investors Ares have put money into Major League Baseball, F1, NHL and now a top European club.

Ares investment preceded La Liga’s recent deal with CVC, which Atletico also opted in on, bringing them up to €150 million further liquidity.

“Ares seeks to use its significant capital base to provide innovative capital solutions to fulfil the sector’s growing funding gap," an executive from the firm said about the opportunities that they saw.

In this profile piece we take a closer look at the new co-owners of the Spanish champions.