Apollo Sports Capital completed the acquisition of 55% stake in Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D. from Quantum Pacific International Limited, Ares Management Corporation, Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo.
Apollo Sports Capital agreed to acquire 55% stake in Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D. from Quantum Pacific International Limited, Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES), Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo on November 10, 2025.
Gil and Cerezo will continue to lead Atlético de Madrid as Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, and will remain shareholders. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
Antonio Vázquez-Guillén, Bosco De Checa, Inigo del Val, Ishtar Sancho, Antonio Martínez, Jaime Rodríguez, Mario Garcia of A&O Shearman Madrid and Paul Dunbar of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP London act as legal advisor for Apollo Sports Capital. Pablo Jiménez de Parga and Alfonso Juliani of ECIJA act as legal advisor for Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo. Proskauer Rose LLP acted as legal advisor for Ares Management Corporation. Pérez-Llorca Abogados, S.L.P. acted as legal advisor for Ares Management Corporation. Banco Santander, S.A., London Branch acted as financial advisor to Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D.
Apollo Sports Capital completed the acquisition of 55% stake in Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D. from Quantum Pacific International Limited, Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES), Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo on March 12, 2026. As part of the transaction, the Quantum Pacific Group (QPM) will retain substantially all of its previously held stake and be the second-largest shareholder, while Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo as well as Ares funds will remain as shareholders. Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo will continue to lead Atlético de Madrid as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, respectively.
Ares Management Corporation is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. The group's activity is organized around 4 areas:
- loan strategy management: credit investments, primary and secondary solutions for credit assets to investors, financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises;
- investment fund management: notably equities, bonds, and structured products;
- real estate asset management;
- secondary market private equity investments.
At the end of 2025, the group had more than USD 622.5 billion in assets under management on behalf of more than 2,850 institutional clients (sovereign wealth funds, pension plan managers, organizations, financial institutions, insurance companies, etc.).
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Apollo Sports Capital completed the acquisition of 55% stake in Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D. from Quantum Pacific International Limited, Ares Management Corporation, Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo.
