Mbappe Buys Majority Stake In Ligue 2 Club Caen As Takeover Approved
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe has completed a takeover of Ligue 2 side Caen.
Interconnected Ventures, founded by Mbappe, has bought a majority stake in the French club through its investment arm, Coalition Capital.
France international Mbappe, 25, has reportedly invested around 15m euros (£12.6m) of his own money via the investment fund.
Coalition Capital replaced previous majority shareholders, American investment fund Oaktree.
Pierre-Antoine Capton, the current president of the club's supervisory board, remains a minority shareholder.
"It is an incredible opportunity for Stade Malherbe Caen to be able to count on Coalition Capital for its development. Its values, commitments and extraordinary vision of sport are unique assets for this project," Capton said.
Caen finished sixth last season and started their Ligue 2 campaign on 17 August against Paris FC. It will come a day before striker Mbappe could make his La Liga debut for Real Madrid against Real Mallorca after he moved on a free transfer from PSG this summer.
Caen were relegated from Ligue 1 in 2019.
A club statement said: “This transaction marks a significant step in the club’s strategic development and reinforces its natural ambition to remain among the historic places in French football.”
“As the lead investor in this project, we are very excited to continue the development of Caen, alongside PAC Invest (Pierre-Antoine Capton’s investment company, which remains a minority shareholder of the club),” Hammoud said.
“Our shared vision with the club of sporting excellence and community engagement is at the heart of our approach. We are determined to create an environment where young talents can flourish and the club can defend its identity with strength and ambition.”
When he was 13, Mbappe came close to joining the youth academy of Caen, who tracked him for three years and held talks with his family over a move. However, the striker joined Monaco.
Caen finished sixth in Ligue 2 in the 2023-24 season, missing out on the promotion play-offs to Ligue 1 by one point, having finished fifth the previous term.
The club spent five seasons in the French top flight until relegation in 2019 and gave senior breakthroughs to players including N’Golo Kante, Raphael Guerreiro and William Gallas.
