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Apollo Sports Capital Completes Transaction to Become Majority Shareholder of Atlético de Madrid
Club continues under the leadership of CEO Miguel Ángel Gil and Chairman Enrique CerezoMADRID and NEW YORK, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlético de Madrid today announced that Apollo Sports Capital (‘ASC’), the global sports investment company and affiliate of Apollo (NYSE: APO), has completed its previously announced investment to become the Club’s majority shareholder. As part of the transaction, the Quantum Pacific Group (QPM) will retain substantially all of its previously held stake
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