Atalanta sale: Pagliuca ready to close the deal with the Percassi

Confirmations arrive directly from the United States: the American Stephen Pagliuca, co-chairman of the Bain Capital fund and shareholder of the NBA franchise of the Boston Celtics, is the strong man of the consortium that is about to take over the majority of Atalanta. Negotiations with the Percassi family have accelerated in recent weeks and are now close to closing. Atalanta is valued overall between 400 and 500 million. There is talk of a sale of 55% of the shares in the hands of the Percassi, who will remain at the top management (Antonio is president, Luca CEO).

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Pagliuca, together with two other partners, would act in a personal capacity and not through the Bain fund, which manages assets of 155 billion dollars. It would, therefore, do so with the finances accumulated in its business in the private equity sector. Born in New York, 67, he is a huge basketball fan. He serves as managing partner and a member of the Celtics executive committee, of which he is also a co-owner. In 2009 he had tried to enter politics by running for the Senate but lost the electoral contest in Massachusetts.