Cross-Border M&A Representation Extends Ebadat’s Growing European Football Practice
HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Ebadat introduced in the present day that it represented Blue Crow Sports Group in the sale of its controlling curiosity in Club Deportivo Leganés, knowledgeable Spanish soccer membership primarily based in Madrid, to worldwide sports activities funding group 885 Capital. The transaction closed on June 1, 2026.
The sale transfers Blue Crow’s 84.21% stake in CD Leganés to 885 Capital. The transaction concludes a four-year possession interval by Blue Crow that started in 2022 and was marked by sustained sporting and institutional funding in the membership.
Ebadat served as lead transaction counsel to Blue Crow, with the deal workforce headed by Soheil Ebadat and together with Kiara Cunningham and Brian Rogers (Tax). Statim Legal acted as native Spanish counsel, advising on the Spanish-law mechanics of the share switch, with companions Jordi López Batet and Yago Vázquez Moraga and affiliate Ariadna Pérez Lecha.
“Most law firms give you legal answers. Ebadat gives you business ones. They’ve been with us from acquisition through to this closing, and what made them indispensable wasn’t just the legal work, it was their judgment. They understand how deals actually move, they see around corners, and they know when to push and when to let something breathe. Boutique in size, but the depth and precision they bring to cross-border M&A is as good as anything I’ve seen at the major firms, and honestly, a lot more efficient.” stated Varun Desai, Chief Financial Officer of Blue Crow Sports Group.
“Sports M&A at this level is rarely about deal mechanics alone. It is about institutional regulatory frameworks, cross-border execution, and ensuring that the next chapter is set up for success,” stated Soheil Ebadat, managing associate and founder of Ebadat. “We are proud to have delivered a clean, structured closing for our client, and wish Leganés and the new ownership success.”
About Blue Crow Sports Group
Blue Crow Sports Group is a U.S.-based sports activities funding platform targeted on the possession and long-term improvement of soccer golf equipment world wide. Its portfolio contains Le Havre Athletic Club, a French soccer membership competing in Ligue 1, and Cancún FC, knowledgeable workforce in Mexico’s Liga de Expansión MX. Blue Crow’s technique facilities on infrastructure funding, youth improvement, and sustainable multi-club operations.
About CD Leganés
Founded in 1928 in the Madrid suburb of Leganés, Club Deportivo Leganés is one of the Spanish capital area’s most historic soccer golf equipment. The membership performs its dwelling matches on the Estadio Municipal de Butarque and competes in Spanish skilled soccer.