Cas he said Zam in the last PostGP before or during the Texas GP the official announcement should arrive passage of the MotoGP from Dorna to Liberty Media. The purchase price should be around 4 billion euros.
Thus MotoGP ends up under the control of the company that has managed and grown it since 2016 Formula One.
The agreement between Liberty Media and Dorna Sports was reportedly finalized a few weeks ago. However, as reported by the authoritative Financial Times the antitrust authorities they might be interested in this market operation.
In fact there already is one previous: CVC Capital Partners, an investment fund based in Luxembourg, previously owned both F1 and MotoGP but had to sell MotoGP in 2006 after the intervention of antitrust authorities.
Dorna would still have received interest not only from Liberty Media but also from a Qatari fund. Let’s remember that the owned by Dorna is distributed as follows: Bridgepoint (40% of the shares) and the Canadian Pension Fund (CPPIB, 38%). The remaining 22% is shared between Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO, who has managed it since 1992, and a small group of managers. Dorna’s headquarters are in Madrid.
Sales. In 2022 Dorna Sports generated revenues of 474.8 million, with an increase of 33% compared to the previous year, although the year ended with a loss of 7.8 million euros due to the impact of the pandemic. Also in 2022, Dorna refinanced 975 million of debt, a move that allowed it to strengthen its liquidity, and also paid dividends of 390 million to its shareholders.
For its part, Liberty Media has turned the tables in just a few years perception of F1: it is now a very popular sport, especially in the USA. The goal of the new owners is to replicate these successes with MotoGP. We await developments (and official status).
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