Overview
- Orlegi Sports officially kicked off a structured divestment process for Atlas FC on July 15, 2025, aiming to comply with Liga MX’s 2026 multiproperty deadline.
- The group has engaged Moelis & Company, ADS and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to vet potential buyers and assess their financial viability.
- As of mid-July, no formal offers have been received, highlighting the early stage of the sale process.
- Under the divestment plan, Atlas FC will be sold with Orlegi maintaining control of Santos Laguna and its Spanish affiliate Sporting de Gijón.
- This move follows Grupo Caliente’s sale of Querétaro and contributes to a league-wide reconfiguration of club ownership under new regulations.