Girondins de Bordeaux Sold to Investment Fund Park Bench
The six-time French champion football club says a sale agreement was signed overnight with former owner Gerard Lopez for a symbolic one euro.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Girondins de Bordeaux, the French football club that has won six national championship titles, announced on Wednesday that it has been sold to the investment fund Park Bench.
In a statement, the club said a sale agreement had been signed overnight with its former owner, businessman Gerard Lopez, for a symbolic price of one euro.
The club did not provide further detail on the terms of the transaction or on Park Bench's plans for the club, which had operated under Lopez's ownership.
Girondins de Bordeaux remains one of the most storied names in French football, with six Ligue 1 titles to its name. The change in ownership marks a new chapter for the club.
No additional information about Park Bench was disclosed in the announcement.
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