Silva International Investments

Silva International Investments
Private
Industry Private equity
Founded May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
Founder Riccardo Silva
Headquarters Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Number of locations
 3 (2018)
Key people
Products Growth capital
Number of employees
 20+ (2018)
Website silvainternational.com

Introduction

Silva International Investments is a London-based investment company, founded on 1st May 2015 by Riccardo Silva. The firm manages and invests in assets across multiple sectors, including media, sport, fashion, technology and real estate.

Investment profile

Silva International Investments hosts a growing portfolio.

In February 2017 Silva International invested in Miami based real estate company Mast Capital[1].

August 2017 saw Silva International Investments acquire SportBusiness Group, who provide insight into businesses working in the sports industry throughout the world.[2] [3]

The company has a monthly audience of 130,000 reached through email and social media channels. In February 2018 SportBusiness Group expanded its coverage into the Americas, with the announcement of the establishment of an office in Miami, Florida, its first outside the UK[4].

Silva International Investments also owns The Miami FC who began to play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2016. In the 2017 season, they won the spring-season[5] and autumn-season NASL Championships but lost in the Semifinal playoff against New York Cosmos[6]. The Miami FC plays its home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium, renamed in April 2017 in recognition of the support Riccardo Silva to the FIU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics since 2015.[7][8][9]

Silva International Investments also owns the model and talent management group MP Management. This is a growing network of boutique model and talent agencies with offices in Paris, Milan, Miami, and more recently, Stockholm[10]. In February 2018, Silva added to their network of agencies with the acquisition of Factor Chosen Model Management[11].

In December 2017, Silva International Investments announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Globe Soccer Awards.[12]

Current investments

Leadership

Silva International Investments is owned by Riccardo Silva and the CEO is Marco Auletta[13]. Marco is a trained lawyer, investment specialist and has worked to bring The Premier League, Formula 1, the French Open and the NFL to UK audiences as the CEO of MP & Silva.

References

  1. ↑ "Mast Capital gets new $1M-plus investor in Silva International". The Real Deal Miami. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Riccardo Silva's investment firm acquires SportBusiness Group". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Silva International Investments closes deal to acquire leading media company SportBusiness Group". Miami's Community News. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. ↑ "SportBusiness Group establishes US operations". SportBusiness Group. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Miami FC captures NASL Spring title with 7-0 rout of San Francisco". miamiherald. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  6. ↑ "El dueño del Miami FC afirma que el club aún debe luchar por más cosas". elnuevoherald. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  7. ↑ "FIU Stadium Named Riccardo Silva Stadium". Miami's Community News. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Football stadium gets new name: Riccardo Silva Stadium". FIU News. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  9. ↑ "FIU names stadium for entrepreneur, real estate investor Riccardo Silva". The Real Deal Miami. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  10. ↑ Management, MP. "Elite Stockholm Modelling Agency to be Rebranded as MP Stockholm". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  11. ↑ Lockwood, Lisa (2018-02-02). "MP Management Acquires Factor Chosen Model Management". WWD. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  12. ↑ LaPresse. "Silva International Investments Acquires Stake in Globe Soccer". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  13. ↑ "Meet the man helping to shape the future of sport". Square Mile. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-27.

See also

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