Spezia is also American, Platek 'Serie A is elite'

The US takes another piece of Italian football. Even Spezia, newly promoted to Serie A, becomes American: the transfer of ownership of all company shares from Gabriele Volpi's Orlean Invest holding to Robert Platek, 56-year-old American financier, co-founder and partner of MSD Capital, an investment fund is official created to manage the huge fortune of computer tycoon Michael Dell. "Personal investment" specifies the businessman. The agreement was made for about 24 million euros, without clauses related to the possible relegation of the club. However, the sports center of the Ligurian company, owned by the holding company and for whose use the Platek family will pay an annual fee, remains out of the negotiation. "Serie A is the elite. For some time we have been looking for an opportunity to partner with an Italian club whose mission, ethos and ethics we appreciated. So it was with Spezia, because the club has the same values ​​that the team believes in. our family: work and humility. We are honored to be able to support him and help him grow by aiming to achieve success and make the fans proud ", comment the Platek family, on their third investment in Europe after the acquisition of Casa Pia (second division Portuguese), and the Sonderjyske Foodbold (Danish first division). An advent, that of the American family, which at least until the end of the season will have a soft impact. "Everyone will remain in their positions, including the president Stefano Chisoli, the director Mauro Meluso and the manager Vincenzo Italiano. It is important for the Plateks to maintain continuity with the previous management who managed to bring the team to Serie A" says the new owner. , while the new vice president will be Philip Platek, brother of Robert. Thus ends after 13 years the management of Gabriele Volpi, tycoon from Recco, a man of sport at 360 degrees, who after winning everything in waterpolo with his Pro Recco, managed to conquer last August, the first time for the company Ligurian, Serie A. "We gave the club and the city all the support we could give - says the former owner of Spezia -.