Who is the main investor in the consortium that wants to buy Paraná Clube?

The main investor in the consortium that is close to buying 90% of SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol) from Paraná Club it’s called Carpa Family Officeaccording to the OneTwo Sports.

Specialized in fund management, family and estate financial planning, the company manages approximately R$6.3 billion at the moment. The group, which has offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, leads the investors who plan to contribute R$430 million in Tricolor over the course of ten years.

After approval of the offer by the Deliberative Council on Monday night (4), validation of the deal by the Judicial Recovery court is still necessary. The step is crucial, as the club realigned its debt payments just over two months ago.

What is Carpa Family Office?

Founded in 2015, in Rio de Janeiro, Carpa Family Office was created as a family investment manager focusing on clients with assets of at least R$10 million.

Among the company’s partners is the strategic investment director Celso Colombo Netoson of the founder of the food industry Piraquesold in 2018 for R$1.55 billion.

With more than 20 years of experience in the financial and capital markets, Colombo structured Carpa to initially manage his family’s assets, but later expanded the business to serve other large family fortunes.

Carpa’s CEO is the economist Ian Dubugrasformer president of Bank of America and JP Morgan in Brazil.

Plans for Paraná Clube

In November, UmDois revealed the proposed purchase by Tricolor, with investments in professional football, restructuring of the youth categories and a new training center. During negotiations, the total amount was readjusted from R$495 million to R$430 million – a reduction of R$65 million.

The consortium’s objective is to return Paraná to Série B by 2028, double its market value in five years and make the club a reference in management and financial viability. The incorporation of a state elite team was considered to advance the plans – the Cianorte was courted – but today the situation is closer to a “wish” than reality.

Another point of the project mentions the rescue of “the self-esteem and pride of Paranista fans”, infrastructure compatible with the objectives and training categories among the 15 best in the country within seven years.

Without a national division since 2022, when it competed in Series D, Paraná will compete in the Second Division of Paraná for the second consecutive time in 2024.

Business intermediation is conducted by companies Bridge Sports Capital It is Pluri Consultingwho advise nine other Brazilian clubs in the transformation process to SAF – including Juventude, Vila Nova and Náutico.