The world's first listed football financing platform
Our central USP's
360 Degree Approach - HOLISTIC OPTIMIZATION: We collaborate with clubs to optimize performance and processes across sports and all relevant business areas.
Stock Exchange StructurE: We offer a reliable and transparent stock exchange structure for efficient trading and investment opportunities.
Value driven: A strong commitment to good governance and common values, especially with regard to diversity and sustainability, forms the basis of the cooperation.
Emphasis on Digitization: We leverage advanced digital technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of clubs.
Direct Investment into the club: We aim to provide additional financial resources for our clubs to invest into sustainable growth.
Team - Board of Directors
Lars Hülsmann
CEO
> 27 years in banking (e.g. at Dresdner Kleinwort- and HypoVereinsbank), PE/VC, M&A
Member of the Board of Directors of two investment banks in Germany and abroad
Supervisory Board mandates in Germany and the U.S.
Lead advisor for debt and equity transactions in the Bundesliga
Honorary commitment in an international service club
1988-2002 Professional football player Werder Bremen (379 games): European Cup winner, German champion, DFB Cup winner, European champion 1996, world cup runner-up 2002
9 years as chairman of the Supervisory Board of Werder Bremen KGaA
2022 Author "Tradition doesn't score goals"
TV expert ARD and SKY Germany
Partner and managing director of the sports marketing agency "deepblue sports"
Strategy Consultant "Nordic Film Production"
Commitment "Common Goal", "Football can do more" and "brain@sports"
> 30 years of experience as management consultant for supply chain management, sales and M&A
Founder of the management consultancy Kerkhoff Consulting, the consultancy most frequently awarded for quality of advice and managing director of the Kerkhoff Group
Various advisory board mandates
Numerous consulting mandates, e.g. from Bundesliga clubs, such as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund
Bestselling author and author of various reference books
Member of the delegation of various int. trips by the Chancellery and the Ministry of Economics
>8 years financing experience in leading positions at BHF-BANK and Royal Bank of Scotland
13 years at EQT Partners as managing partner and member of the investment committee of three funds (focus: mid-sized companies in Northern and Continental Europe)
Since 2016 shareholder and advisory board member (mostly chair) of eight digital companies
Several advisory mandates (focus: business development, organizational development, management coaching, financing)
Active supporter of several social impact initiatives