Benfica Stars Fund
Investment Funds | |
Traded as | ISIN: PTYEVLIM0004 |
Industry | Association football |
Founded | 30 September 2009 |
Defunct | 30 September 2014 |
Headquarters | Portugal |
Benfica Stars Fund was a football investment fund which was part of S.L. Benfica S.A.D..
The fund was set up by ESAF – Espírito Santo Fundos de Investimento Mobiliário S.A. 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 S.A.D. 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.) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 September 2009 | David Luiz, David Luiz | Brazil | 25% | €4.5M[5] | 31 January 2011 | Chelsea | [6] + €0.5M (value of Matić)[7] | €6.25M
30 September 2009 | Amorim, RubenRúben Amorim | Portugal | 50% | €1.5M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | Simao, DavidDavid Simão | Portugal | 25% | €0.375M | 31 July 2013 | Arouca | [8] | €375,000
30 September 2009 | Di Maria, AngelÁngel Di María | Argentina | 20% | €4.4M | 29 June 2010 | Real Madrid | [9] | €5.0M + Bonus
30 September 2009 | Javi GarciaJavi García | Spain | 20% | €3.4M | 31 August 2012 | Manchester City | [10] | €4.0M + Bonus
30 September 2009 | Miranda, RoderickRoderick Miranda | Portugal | 25% | €2.0M | 31 July 2013 | Rio Ave | Undisclosed[11] |
30 September 2009 | Oliveira, NelsonNélson Oliveira | Portugal | 25% | €2.0M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | Pimenta, LeandroLeandro Pimenta | Portugal | 25% | €0.375M | 31 July 2013 | Gil Vicente | Undisclosed[12] |
30 September 2009 | Shaffer, JoséJosé Shaffer | Argentina | 40% | €1.4M | 27 September 2012 | Bought back (Released) | [13][14] | €120,000
30 September 2009 | Urreta, Urreta | Uruguay | 20% | €1.2M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back (Released) | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2009 | Vitor, MiguelMiguel Vítor | Portugal | 25% | €0.5M | 30 June 2013 | Released | €0[15] |
30 September 2009 | Yartey, IshmaelIshmael Yartey | Ghana | 25% | €0.375M | 19 July 2012 | Sochaux | [14][16] | €562,500
10 February 2010 | Cardozo, ÓscarÓscar Cardozo | Paraguay | 20% | €4.0M | 4 August 2014 | Trabzonspor | [17] | €1M + bonus
10 February 2010 | Coentrão, FábioFábio Coentrão | Portugal | 20% | €3.0M | 5 July 2011 | Real Madrid | [18] | €6.0M
10 February 2010 | Menezes, FelipeFelipe Menezes | Brazil | 30% | €1.5M | 31 July 2013 | Palmeiras | [8] | €1.5M
10 February 2010 | Halliche, RafikRafik Halliche | Algeria | 20% | €0.4M | 23 August 2010 | Fulham[19] | [20] | €511,211
10 February 2010 | Pereira, MaxiMaxi Pereira | Uruguay | 30% | [21] | €1.35M8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
20 June 2010 | Airton, Airton | Brazil | 40% | €3.0M[22] | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
20 June 2010 | Alan Kardec, Alan Kardec | Brazil | 50% | €3.0M | 1 May 2014 | São Paulo | [23] | €2.25M
30 September 2011 | Bruno Cesar Bruno César | Brazil | 15% | €1.035M[24] | 21 January 2013 | Al Ahli | [8] | €1.035M
30 September 2011 | Jara, FrancoFranco Jara | Argentina | 10% | €0.6M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2011 | Gaitán, NicolásNicolás Gaitán | Argentina | 15% | €2.025M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
30 September 2011 | Garay, EzequielEzequiel Garay | Argentina | 10% | €1.175M | 25 June 2014 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | [25] | €600,000
30 September 2011 | Nolito, Nolito | Spain | 20% | €1.3M | 31 July 2013 | Celta de Vigo | [8][26] | €1.3M
28 June 2013 | Rodrigo, Rodrigo | Spain | 24% | €3.6M | 31 January 2014 | Valencia | [23] | €7.2M
28 June 2013 | Gomes, AndréAndré Gomes | Portugal | 20% | €0.8M | 31 January 2014 | Valencia | [23] | €3M
28 June 2013 | Djuricic, FilipFilip Đuričić | Serbia | 20% | €2.0M | 8 September 2014 | Bought back | Lump sum[3] |
28 June 2013 | Sulejmani, MiralemMiralem 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). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Published by Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM). 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/fundos/docs/1201RG20090930.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 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. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol, SAD announces conveyance of players' economic sporting rights to 'Benfica Stars Fund'." (PDF). SL Benfica. Published by CMVM. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "COMUNICADO" [Announcement] (pdf). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Published by CMVM. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Benfica Stars Fund financial report on 30 June 2011" (PDF). Benfica Stars Fund (in Portuguese). Hosted by CMVM. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Benfica Stars Fund financial report" (PDF). Benfica Stars Fund (in Portuguese). CMVM. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Official announcement" (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Published by CMVM. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "Official announcement" (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Published by CMVM. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Roderick assinou por 5 épocas" [Roderick signed for 5 seasons] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave's official website. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Leandro Pimenta reforço do Gil Vicente por 3 anos". Gilvicentefc.pt. 17 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. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Benfica Stars Fund financial report" (PDF). Benfica Stars Fund (in Portuguese). CMVM. 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Miguel Vítor de saída" [Miguel Vítor leaving] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 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. SL Benfica. 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Fabio Coentrao inks contract". Real Madrid. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ "Halliche no Fulham". SL Benfica (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "Benfica Stars Fund financial report on 31 December 2010" (PDF). Benfica Stars Fund (in Portuguese). Hosted by CMVM. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol SAD announces transfer rate of athletes' economic rights to 'Benfica Stars Fund'." (PDF). SL Benfica. Published by CMVM. 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). SL Benfica. Published by CMVM. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 "RELATÓRIO & CONTAS 2013/2014" [Annual report 2013–2014] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "COMUNICADO" [Announcement] (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "Comunicado Profile" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "Nolito refuerza la delantera del Real Club Celta" [Nolito strengthens Real Club Celta's offense] (in Spanish). Celta's official website. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
External links
- Benfica Stars Fund reports at CMVM (Portuguese)