Benfica Stars Fund
Company type | Investment Funds |
---|---|
ISIN | PTYEVLIM0004 |
Industry | Association football |
Founded | 30 September 2009 |
Defunct | 30 September 2014 |
Headquarters | Portugal |
Benfica Stars Fund was a football investment fund belonging to Portuguese club Benfica's SAD, a public limited sports company responsible for the financial management of the club's professional football team.
The fund was set up by ESAF – Espírito Santo Fundos de Investimento Mobiliário SA on 30 September 2009. At first the fund had 8,000,000 unit each with €5 each.
History
Benfica Stars Fund was the fourth investment fund of Portuguese football, after First Portuguese Football Players Funds in the 2000s. Moreover, Benfica was the last of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal to set-up an investment fund. The club sold part of the economic rights of 12 players to the fund, in exchange for cash. If Benfica sold the players, Benfica would give back a percentage of transfer fees received to the fund. In October 2009, S.L. Benfica SAD invested €6 million to the fund, accounted for 15% of total units.[1] The club then sold more players to the fund, made the subscription, in turn became an injection of asset instead of cash.
After the sale of David Luiz in January and Fábio Coentrão in summer 2011, the fund acquired five players from Benfica instead of keeping cash for €6.135 million.
As an asset, the rights were amortized proportionally according to the length of contract (between players and club). Moreover, the fund also bore the admission fee related to player transaction, tax arose, agent fee and FIFA solidarity mechanism (5% of transfer fee distributed to youth clubs) proportionality to the ownership ratio. Thus, to make the fund profitable, the club had to sell the player above the fee that the fund acquired. The club had to ask the fund if the club had to sell the player below the reference price of the fund.[2]
On 31 July 2014, Benfica SAD (which owned 15%) completed the acquisition of Benfica Stars Fund by spending around €28.9 million for 85% (decreased from €34 million in 2009), purchasing the remaining economic rights of nine players (with a valuation of €5,079,437), as well as €21,704,300 deposits and future receivable from bonus clauses.[3][4]
Investments
Date | Players | Nationality | Percentage | Price | Departed date | Departed team | Departed revenue (adj.) |
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30 September 2009 | David Luiz | Brazil | 25% | €4.5M[5] | 31 January 2011 | ![]() |
€6.25M[6] + €0.5M (value of Matić)[7] |
30 September 2009 | Rúben Amorim | Portugal | 50% | €1.5M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | David Simão | Portugal | 25% | €0.375M | 31 July 2013 | ![]() |
€375,000[8] |
30 September 2009 | Ángel Di María | Argentina | 20% | €4.4M | 29 June 2010 | ![]() |
€5.0M + Bonus[9] |
30 September 2009 | Javi García | Spain | 20% | €3.4M | 31 August 2012 | ![]() |
€4.0M + Bonus[10] |
30 September 2009 | Roderick Miranda | Portugal | 25% | €2.0M | 31 July 2013 | ![]() |
Undisclosed[11] |
30 September 2009 | Nélson Oliveira | Portugal | 25% | €2.0M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | Leandro Pimenta | Portugal | 25% | €0.375M | 31 July 2013 | ![]() |
Undisclosed[12] |
30 September 2009 | José Shaffer | Argentina | 40% | €1.4M | 27 September 2012 | Bought back (Released) | €120,000[13][14] |
30 September 2009 | Urreta | Uruguay | 20% | €1.2M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back (Released) | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | Miguel Vítor | Portugal | 25% | €0.5M | 30 June 2013 | Released | €0[15] |
30 September 2009 | Ishmael Yartey | Ghana | 25% | €0.375M | 19 July 2012 | ![]() |
€562,500[14][16] |
10 February 2010 | Óscar Cardozo | Paraguay | 20% | €4.0M | 4 August 2014 | ![]() |
€1M + bonus [17] |
10 February 2010 | Fábio Coentrão | Portugal | 20% | €3.0M | 5 July 2011 | ![]() |
€6.0M[18] |
10 February 2010 | Felipe Menezes | Brazil | 30% | €1.5M | 31 July 2013 | ![]() |
€1.5M[8] |
10 February 2010 | Rafik Halliche | Algeria | 20% | €0.4M | 23 August 2010 | ![]() |
€511,211[20] |
10 February 2010 | Maxi Pereira | Uruguay | 30% | €1.35M[21] | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
20 June 2010 | Airton | Brazil | 40% | €3.0M[22] | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
20 June 2010 | Alan Kardec | Brazil | 50% | €3.0M | 1 May 2014 | ![]() |
€2.25M[23] |
30 September 2011 | Bruno César | Brazil | 15% | €1.035M[24] | 21 January 2013 | ![]() |
€1.035M[8] |
30 September 2011 | Franco Jara | Argentina | 10% | €0.6M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2011 | Nicolás Gaitán | Argentina | 15% | €2.025M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2011 | Ezequiel Garay | Argentina | 10% | €1.175M | 25 June 2014 | ![]() |
€600,000 [25] |
30 September 2011 | Nolito | Spain | 20% | €1.3M | 31 July 2013 | ![]() |
€1.3M[8][26] |
28 June 2013 | Rodrigo | Spain | 24% | €3.6M | 31 January 2014 | ![]() |
€7.2M[23] |
28 June 2013 | André Gomes | Portugal | 20% | €0.8M | 31 January 2014 | ![]() |
€3M[23] |
28 June 2013 | Filip Đuričić | Serbia | 20% | €2.0M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
28 June 2013 | Miralem Sulejmani | Serbia | 25% | €1.25M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
Total | €52.06M | €45,783,148 + undisclosed |
See also
References
- ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol, SAD announces subscription to Benfica Stars Fund" (PDF). Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 3 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Águias resgatam jogadores ao Benfica Stars Fund por 29 milhões" [Eagles rescue players from Benfica Stars Fund for €29 million] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol, SAD announces conveyance of players' economic sporting rights to Benfica Stars Fund" (PDF). CMVM. S.L. Benfica. 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Benfica Stars Fund financial report on 30 June 2011" (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). Benfica Stars Fund.
- ^ a b c d "Benfica Stars Fund financial report" (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). Benfica Stars Fund. 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Roderick assinou por 5 épocas" [Roderick signed for 5 seasons]. Rio Ave F.C. (in Portuguese). 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Leandro Pimenta reforço do Gil Vicente por 3 anos". Gil Vicente F.C. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Shaffer rescindiu e é um jogador livre" [Shaffer terminates contract and is now a free agent] (in Portuguese). Relvado.com. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Benfica Stars Fund financial report" (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). Benfica Stars Fund. 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Miguel Vítor de saída" [Miguel Vítor leaving]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Visite médicale vendredi pour Yartey". FC Sochaux. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM. S.L. Benfica. 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Fabio Coentrao inks contract". Real Madrid. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Halliche no Fulham". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Benfica Stars Fund financial report on 31 December 2010" (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). Benfica Stars Fund.
- ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol SAD announces transfer rate of athletes' economic rights to Benfica Stars Fund" (PDF). CMVM. S.L. Benfica. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol SAD announces disposal of a percentage of athletes' financial rights to Benfica Stars Fund" (PDF). CMVM. S.L. Benfica. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "Relatório & Contas 2013/2014" [Annual report 2013–2014] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Nolito refuerza la delantera del Real Club Celta" [Nolito strengthens Real Club Celta's offense]. RC Celta de Vigo (in Spanish). 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
External links
- Benfica Stars Fund reports at CMVM (in Portuguese)