Investors Launch Football Fund

Filed in archive Hedgetalk on February 3, 2010

The London Nominees Football Fund launched on Feb 1, 2010, with approximately $40 million in assets under management.

The investment panel includes ex international players, coaches and leading industry experts offering investment in clubs, players, related brands and franchises, at a low minimum investment. Up until now, the football industry has been highly specialized and is difficult for the average investor to participate in.

"I am thrilled to contribute my experience with Football teams and clubs to The Football Fund. Our team, while focused on business, is as much driven by the love of the sport as the goal of well-earned profit." Carlos Alberto Torres, Chairman of the Football Fund said, "The Football Fund invests not only in hard assets that bear fruit, but also in new ideas, fresh endeavors, and in the next generation of Football's growth and development."

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