Clifford Chance advised US investment firm Sixth Street on the acquisition of a 10% share of F.C. Barcelona’s LaLiga TV rights for 25 years and on a subsequent acquisition of an additional 15% share.

The first transaction was closed on 30 June and the second one on 22 July. In total, Sixth Street will receive 25% of the Club’s LaLiga TV rights for the next 25 years.

The Clifford Chance cross-border, multidisciplinary team advising Sixth Street was led by Luis Alonso (Corporate Partner), Eduardo García (Global Financial Markets Partner) and Pablo Murcia (Corporate Counsel), assisted by Miguel Barredo (Corporate Senior Associate), Max Thierfelder (Corporate Associate), María Viñas (Corporate Junior Associate), Conrado López (Corporate Junior Associate), Pedro Cubillas (Global Financial Markets Senior Associate), Mariana Ceballos (Global Financial Markets Junior Associate), Juan Cuerva (IP/IT Senior Associate), Jaime Almenar (Public Law Partner), Roberto Grau (Tax Counsel) and Carlos Zabala (Litigation & Dispute Resolution Counsel). The New York team involved Neil Barlow (Corporate Partner), Eric Schaffer (Corporate Associate), Jake Makar (Corporate Associate) and Gareth Old (Global Financial Markets Partner).