Deal reached for sale of Girondins de Bordeaux to Park Bench for symbolic euro

According to franceinfo, Le Figaro and Le Parisien, an agreement has been reached for the sale of Girondins de Bordeaux to the Park Bench fund for a symbolic euro.

According to franceinfo, an agreement has been reached for the sale of Girondins de Bordeaux to the English investment fund Park Bench, for “a symbolic euro”. Le Figaro and Le Parisien report that Gérard Lopez is selling the club to this fund for this amount. According to 20 Minutes, this sale marks the end of the Gérard Lopez era at the helm of the Girondins. The terms of this transfer are not detailed in the available sources.

Sources

  1. franceinfoAccord entre les Girondins de Bordeaux et le fonds d'investissement anglais Park Bench pour la vente du club pour "un euro symbolique" (new window)franceinfo.fr
  2. Le FigaroGirondins de Bordeaux : Gérard Lopez vend le club au fonds d’investissement Park Bench pour un euro symbolique (new window)lefigaro.fr
  3. Le ParisienFootball : Gérard Lopez cède les Girondins de Bordeaux pour un euro symbolique à Park Bench (new window)leparisien.fr
  4. 20 MinutesGirondins de Bordeaux : La page Gérard Lopez est (enfin) tournée, le club racheté pour un euro symbolique (new window)20minutes.fr