TAMPA, Fla. – The United Soccer League introduced in the present day the completion of a purchase order settlement that may see Attain Sports activities & Leisure purchase a controlling possession stake in USL Championship membership Loudoun United FC from the D.C. United Possession Group.
Beneath the settlement, Attain Sports activities & Leisure – led by CEO and Managing Normal Companion Greg Baroni – will oversee operation of the membership. Baroni will function Principal Proprietor of LUFC and signify the membership on the USL Championship Board of Governors. The D.C. United Possession Group will retain a minority stake in Loudoun United FC.
“Our choice to launch a workforce and construct a stadium within the area showcases our dedication to the expansion of the game within the northern Virginia group and its capacity to foster group, create financial progress, and supply leisure for residents and guests within the area,” stated Jason Levien, CEO and Co-Chairman of D.C. United. “We’re extraordinarily happy with what we’ve completed with the membership and are assured that the sale and introduction of Greg Baroni and Attain Sports activities & Leisure into the possession group of our membership will take us to new heights. Greg and the workforce convey in depth enterprise networks within the area and a confirmed observe document of success—In Attain, we imagine we’ve got discovered our very best companion.”
“We’re excited to hitch Loudoun United FC and the USL in partnership with the possession of D.C. United and sit up for constructing on the momentum that Jason Levien and the workforce have created,” stated Baroni. “I’ve an incredible ardour for the game of soccer, and am dedicated to working collectively to reinforce the fan expertise and proceed to strengthen the connection to the Northern Virginia group.”
“We’re joyful to welcome Greg Baroni and Attain Sports activities & Leisure as the brand new principal homeowners of Loudoun United FC,” added USL Chief Govt Officer Alec Papadakis. “We’re enormously appreciative to Jason Levien and the D.C. United possession group, who’ve been exemplary and insightful companions throughout their time main the membership. The institutional experience Attain Sports activities & Leisure will convey to the inspiration constructed over the previous 5 years alerts a vibrant future for Loudoun United FC.”
The funding within the USL Championship membership by Attain Sports activities & Leisure will add to the corporate’s rising portfolio {of professional} sports activities belongings, becoming a member of the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate Bowie (MD) Baysox, the MLB Draft League’s Frederick (MD) Keys, and a but to be named Atlantic League baseball workforce primarily based in Frederick, Maryland.
Baroni additionally serves because the founder and CEO of consulting firm Attain Companions and personal fairness agency Attain Capital Companions. He’s an energetic chief within the skilled affiliation group and chairs the Northern Virginia Expertise Council (NVTC), the commerce affiliation representing the area’s expertise group and one of many nation’s largest regional expertise councils.
