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HSV Hamburg Eliminates €10 Million Debt as Müller Takes 24.9% Stake

The balance-sheet overhaul restores compliance with HBL equity rules, removing the immediate risk of a points deduction.

Overview

  • Six creditors waived about €4 million while entrepreneur Philipp J. Müller converted and added €6 million via PICOM, erasing roughly €10 million in liabilities.
  • Müller now holds 24.9% of operating company HSM, a level set below a blocking minority, while HSV Hamburg e.V. remains the main shareholder.
  • Former president Marc Evermann exited as a shareholder and transferred his stake back to the parent club.
  • HBL’s licensing commission meets in Münster with HSV invited as a guest, and CEO Frank Bohmann called the debt cut an important step while urging stronger revenues.
  • Club leaders say the restructuring fulfills HBL requirements by December 31 and that any points penalty had been only a theoretical possibility.