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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | May 1, 2015 |
| Founder | Riccardo Silva |
| Headquarters | Mayfair, , |
Number of locations | 3 (2018) |
Key people |
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| Products | Growth capital |
Number of employees | 20+ (2018) |
| Website | silvainternational |
Silva International Wikipedia Text
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 over $1M in Miami based real estate company Mast Capital. The investment was Silva International’s first real estate investment in the United States and will be used toward various Mast Capital assets. A Silva International executive will now sit on the company’s board.
In August 2017 Silva International Investments acquired SportBusiness Group who provide insight into businesses working in the sports industry throughout the world. The company has a monthly audience of 130,000 reached through email and social media channels.
Silva International Investments also owns The Miami FC who began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2016. In the 2017 season, they won the spring-season and autumn-season NASL Championships but lost in the Semifinal playoff against New York Cosmos. [add references to each of these stories]. 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.
In December 2017, Silva International Investments announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Globe Soccer Awards.
Current investments
- MP & Silva - TV and media rights for sports federations, leagues, clubs
- Mast Capital - Real estate investment
- SportBusiness - B2B, sport publication, data & analysis
- Miami FC - Owner of the The Miami FC
- Muzik - Advanced wireless headphones.
- MP Management - Global model and talent management
Leadership
Silva International Investments is owned by Riccardo Silva and the CEO is Marco Auletta. Marco is a trained lawyer, investment specialist and has worked in positions for The Premier League, Formula 1, the French Open and the NFL.
Interests
As well as investing in businesses Silva International Investments commissioned the Deloitte Sports Business Group to produce a preliminary assessment of factors for and against the introduction of promotion and relegation in professional club soccer in the USA. The assessment draws on publicly available information as a well as primary research in the form of a poll of over 1,000 US soccer fans. The report provides insight into the potential merits for US soccer of adopting league systems that are aligned with FIFA statutes and soccer leagues across the globe.
See also
- Riccardo Silva
- Miami FC
External links
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