Paris / Dallas / London / Doha : Qatar Sports Investments and Arctos Partners today announced the signing of a strategic partnership and a historic investment agreement under which Arctos Partners will acquire a minority stake in the ordinary shares of Paris Saint-Germain, the most successful football club in France and one of the most important football brands. And other sports in the world.

This partnership outlines the features of the next phase of the French club’s growth globally, and also supports the club’s plans in the fields of football and business towards greater successes. Arctos' investments are allocated to developing Paris Saint-Germain's operations and supporting the club's strategic real estate initiatives, including making improvements to the stadium, and supporting the next stages of development of its world-leading training center in Bossy, on the outskirts of Paris.

Arctos also provides a range of services, strategic expertise and precise analysis aimed at helping the club achieve its ambitions, including continuing the remarkable growth achieved by Qatar Sports Investments in Paris Saint-Germain. Supporting the club’s global expansion into new markets, including North America; Interacting with new fans and existing club fans in various regions; In addition to cooperation with the aim of exploring investment opportunities within the sports sector around the world.

Arctos continuously seeks to accelerate the growth of its portfolio of sports franchises and enhance value in all aspects, leveraging its in-depth industry knowledge, operational expertise, data science-based research, and its extensive network of relationships. To date, the leading brand has invested in more than 20 professional sports organizations in Major League Baseball, the NBA, Major League Soccer, the National Hockey League, Formula 1 and European soccer.

For its part, Qatar Sports Investments sees this deal as an opportunity to cooperate with a leading strategic partner, and a new investment that takes the club to new heights. The agreement also highlights the remarkable growth of Paris Saint-Germain and its increasing value under its management over more than ten years, setting a new standard at the level of European football.

Since Qatar Sports Investments acquired it in 2011, the club has won up to 30 men’s football championships, and last year it succeeded in recording a historic achievement by winning its 11th title in the French Football League (Ligue 1). The club has won a total of 48 titles since its founding in 1970. Today, Paris Saint-Germain is an innovative, diversified and ambitious club with a vision for the future and puts football at the heart of its activities, as it recently added an e-sports team for both men’s, women’s and youth football teams, in addition to its own teams. Excellent in handball and judo.

The club is distinguished by a wide fan base of more than 200 million followers across various social media platforms around the world, and it is also one of the most innovative fashion and lifestyle brands in the world. Under the ownership of Qatar Sports Investments, Paris Saint-Germain has recorded the fastest revenue growth of any major European football team and has achieved unparalleled commercial success through matchday revenue and sponsorship.

Arctos Partners' ownership rights remain non-controlling, meaning they do not have the ability to influence the club's on-field sporting affairs, and Qatar Sports Investments remains in full control of all decisions taken at the level of Paris Saint-Germain.

Commenting on this issue, Nasser Ghanem Al-Khelaifi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Sports Investments, said: “We are pleased to welcome Arctos to the Paris Saint-Germain family, as an investor and strategic partner. As a club and institution, we are embarking on this new phase of Paris Saint-Germain’s growth and development, on and off the pitch. On the basis of an ambitious long-term plan that focuses on achieving excellence in all of the club’s work, we see Arctos as the ideal partner to help us achieve our goals, thanks to their strategic expertise, ideas and innovations, in parallel with providing investment and new relationships to support the club’s activities in football and other fields. Sports. We are proud of Arctos’ great trust in our project, plan, and vision for the club since day one, and we are proud to have them as part of our family. Today, Paris Saint-Germain is witnessing a significant turning point in its history, and we are confident that this step will contribute significantly to the continued success and growth of our great club.”

For his part, Doc O'Connor, co-founder and managing partner of Arctos Partners, said: “Qatar Sports Investments has transformed Paris Saint-Germain into one of the most prominent and successful football clubs in the world, and one of the most important global brands and the most active fan communities in the world. Today, it is an iconic sporting institution with a rich history, as well as its role as a constant contender for both domestic and European championship titles. The first time we visited the club, we felt the magic of Paris Saint-Germain and its deep connection to the city of Paris. Our investment in the club is fully consistent with our strategy based on Establishing partnerships with the most important teams in its category in North America and Europe. We are excited to join the Paris Saint-Germain family, and we look forward to working with the club’s president, Mr. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, to raise the club’s position and provide it with our expertise and strategic investments, ensuring a tangible contribution to the next stage of development and growth. And the successes achieved by this ancient institution.”

Guggenheim Securities acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Qatar Sports Investments and Paris Saint-Germain, while DLA Piper acted as legal advisor, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to Arctos Partners.

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An overview of Qatar Sports Investments

Qatar Sports Investments is a private investment vehicle with a long-term strategic nature focusing on existing sports assets and early-stage sports assets. The company provides added value through innovative capital solutions and practical management under the supervision of experts. Qatar Sports Investments was established in 2004 and is considered one of the most prominent investment groups in the field of global sports, as it is active in investing and managing many sports assets in various parts of the world. The company has succeeded in consolidating its position as a world-class sports investor and operator, especially through its qualitative long-term investment in the ownership of Paris Saint-Germain. Its establishment of the Premier Padel Championship, the world’s leading professional padel tour; And investment in the Portuguese football club Sporting Braga, and other investments. The company's assets are managed by an exceptional leadership and management team with extensive technical experience and a track record of operational excellence and commercial success. For more information, please visit the website: https://www.qsi.com.qa/ .

About Arctos Partners

Arctos Partners is a private investment firm providing customized growth and liquidity solutions, peer-to-peer partnerships and value creation consulting, to sports franchises (through Arctos Sports) and to alternative asset managers, funds and portfolio companies (through Arctos Keystone). The company was founded in 2019 and plays a pivotal role in stimulating innovation and business transformation across all aspects of its portfolio of companies and markets. The company's methodology is based on Arctos Insights, its unique data science and quantitative research platform. The Arctos team includes more than 50 investment and operating experts with specialized expertise covering various sectors, regions and economic cycles. The company is headquartered in Dallas and has offices in New York and London [1] . For more information, please visit: www.arctospartners.com or Arctos Partners' LinkedIn page.

An overview of Paris Saint-Germain

  Paris Saint-Germain was founded in 1970 and is considered one of the most successful clubs in France and one of the most prominent European elite clubs. Since transferring its ownership to Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, the club has succeeded in achieving amazing results on and off the field. The club achieved a record achievement at the national level after winning 11 titles in the French Football League, and 48 titles since its founding, 30 of which were since 2011. Paris Saint-Germain has been keen for many years to attract the greatest football players in the world, including Ronaldinho and Beckham. Ibrahimovic and Messi, and currently includes a group of the best players in the world. The club has a large and growing community of followers on social media, with the number of its followers exceeding 200 million fans, making it one of the largest fan bases in the world of sports. Paris Saint-Germain also has an insight into the future, having added an e-sports team to its men's and women's football, handball and judo teams. The club is committed to giving back to communities and is always keen to increase funding allocated to the foundation/endowment fund in order to develop large-scale programs for less fortunate youth. For more information, please visit the website: https://ar.psg.fr /

Media contact:

Qatar Sports Investments - For media inquiries, please contact media@qsi.com.qa

Arctos Partners - Aiden O'Connor (North America) and Matthew Rousselier (Europe), Prosek Partners pro-Arctos@prosek.com

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