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Monarch Collective to Take Up to 38% Stake in Viktoria Berlin Women in First European Investment

The timing aligns with DFB plans to spin off the Frauen-Bundesliga with roughly €100 million in new backing.

Overview

  • The U.S. women’s sports investor will progressively acquire as much as 38% of the club’s spun-out women’s football entity.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed by the parties.
  • Viktoria’s women’s team has been run independently since 2022 by a consortium of female entrepreneurs and sports figures after being spun into a separate GmbH.
  • Monarch Collective brings experience from stakes in Angel City FC, San Diego Wave FC and Boston Legacy FC.
  • A DFB Bundestag vote on the league spin-off is scheduled for November 7 following the federation’s announcement of about €100 million for the restructured competition.