Sport Republic

Sport Republic
Company typeSports Investment Firm
IndustrySports
Sports services
FoundersRasmus Ankersen
Henrik Kraft
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Key people
Dragan Šolak
SubsidiariesSouthampton (80%)
Göztepe (70%)
Valenciennes
Tonsser
Sport Buff
WebsiteOfficial website

Sport Republic is a London-based sports investment firm founded by Rasmus Ankersen and Henrik Kraft and financed by lead investor Dragan Šolak.[1] The firm currently holds an 80% stake in the Premier League club Southampton.[2]

On 19 August 2022, Sport Republic acquired a 70% stake in Turkish club Göztepe, becoming the first foreign investor to buy a club in the Turkish football industry.[3] In July 2023, the firm became controlling shareholders of French club Valenciennes.[4]

  1. ^ "Serb mogul completes Saints takeover". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Serbian billionaire-backed Sport Republic buys Southampton". Reuters. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ House, Alfie (19 August 2023). "Sport Republic complete acquisition of Turkish club to add to Saints portfolio". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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