Italy’s Serie A Football League Starts to Lure Wall Street
- Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank said to eye lending
- Investors increasingly keen to finance football media arms
Italy’s Serie A has begun attracting major international lenders and private equity giants, as the iconic football league looks to shore up its finances after struggling for years to find backers.
Serie A, home to stars including Lautaro Martinez and Theo Hernandez, has recently received expressions of interest for financing its media business from backers including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Deutsche Bank, according to people familiar with the matter.