US EditionFrom Louisville to Liga MX: Marc Spiegel Lands His Club with Querétaro FC Purchase
QUERÉTARO, QUERÉTARO, JUL 11 – Innovatio Capital's acquisition marks the first majority U.S. ownership in Liga MX amid rising investor interest driven by media rights centralization and private equity involvement.
- Innovatio Capital, led by chairman Marc Spiegel, completed the $120 million purchase of Querétaro FC from Jorge Alberto Hank this week.
- Spiegel identified Liga MX as a key long-term investment after considering over 200 opportunities and visiting Querétaro, which he found vibrant and promising.
- Querétaro, returning from relegation after the 2012-13 season, made its first CONCACAF Champions League appearance and reached the 2015 Clausura final but have struggled with consistency since.
- Spiegel expressed, "I could not be happier," and said the club could be a "sleeping giant" offering a blueprint for future sports investment in Liga MX.
- The purchase marked the first majority-American ownership in Mexico's top league, underscoring growing U.S. interest amid potential billion-dollar investments like Apollo Global's ongoing talks.
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Recently, the acquisition of Club Querétaro, until then owned by Grupo Caliente, was announced to the investment firm Innovatio Capital. By a statement, the club reported that businessman Marc Spiegel, founder and director of Innovatio Capital, will be the new president, while Chris Spooner will function as director of finance. "Spiegel will be accompanied by Chris Spooner as head of finance and by English businessman Ed Malyon as general partne…
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