Benfica. LSP buys shares pledged to Vieira and gets 5.24% of the capital
The 753,615 shares of the Benfica SAD pledged to the former president of the club Luís Filipe Vieira were bought by the Lenore Sports Partners fund. The shareholder is now a 5.24% of capital.
« It is greatly proud that Lenore Sports Partners (LSP) announces that it has become a qualified shareholder of Sport Lisbon and Benfica-Football, SAD, after recently acquired a set of actions representing a percentage of more than 5% of Benfica SAD’s share capital and voting rights, » the US fund states in a statement.
Recalling “decades of experience in sports, finance, real estate, media and marketing”, LSP intends to “be a club partner as it sails a increasingly competitive football panorama, exploring opportunities in markets and sectors where Benfica SAD has great evolution potential”.
« The LSP team recognizes and fully respects that Sport Lisboa and Benfica belongs to partners and supporters in Portugal and around the world. As a new shareholder, the only goal of LSP is to support the Benfiquista community, with deep respect for Benfica’s founding values, » the fund under the note.
Benfica SAD shares buyers arrested by former President Luís Filipe Vieira will be silent until the end of the football time.
“We do not intend to engage in Benfica SAD’s sports decisions,” reads in the LSP statement, quoted by Lusa, shortly after buyers have been confirmed, in a statement sent to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
