Fellous Avocats · Sports law

Investors and economic players in sport

Governance of the target entity, shareholders’ agreement and alignment of the business project with sporting rules.

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Your priorities

Your needs

  1. Understand the governance and commitments of the target entity.

  2. Structure relationships between shareholders and the terms of investment.

  3. Align the business project with the rules governing the sporting activity.

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Our support

How the firm can help

Examples of our work

  • Analyse the sensitive clauses of a club investment project.
  • Prepare a shareholders’ agreement and the mechanisms for resolving a disagreement.
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Relevant areas of expertise

  1. 01

    Shareholders’ agreements

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  2. 02

    Commercial contracts

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  3. 03

    Sports contracts

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The firm

Your contacts

The firm’s lawyers who handle these matters. Each profile sets out their background and areas of practice.

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Other sports stakeholders

  • International sports federations
    Competition regulations, sensitive decisions, contracts with partners and organisers, international bodies.
  • National sports federations
    Statutory operation, relationships with leagues, clubs and licence holders, challenges to administrative or disciplinary decisions.
  • Professional leagues
    Relationships with the federation and clubs, commercial contracts, exploitation rights and decisions on championships.
  • Professional clubs
    Player contracts, transfers, partnerships, financing, relationships between shareholders and disciplinary proceedings.