V Sports

V Sports
Company type	Holding company
Industry	Sports; Sports services;
Founded	2018 as NSWE
Founder	Nassef Sawiris; Wesley Edens;
Key people	Chris Heck (President of Business Operations);
Owner	Nassef Sawiris; Wesley Edens; Atairos (20%);
Subsidiaries	Aston Villa F.C. (100%); Aston Villa Women F.C.(100%); Vitória SC (29%); ZED FC (partnership); Vissel Kobe (partnership); Real Unión (partnership);

V Sports is a holding company that administers association football clubs. The company is jointly owned by American billionaire Wes Edens and Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris, with a minority stake held by American investment firm Atairos.^[3] The company derives its name from Aston Villa, the flagship football club, and acts as the club's parent company.

In addition to the men's and women's sides of Aston Villa, V Sports also owns a 29% stake in Portuguese side Vitória S.C. V Sports also has partnership agreements with ZED FC of the Egyptian Premier League, Vissel Kobe of the J1 League, and Real Unión of the Primera Federación. The clubs in the V Sports network share scouting resources, coaching methodologies, and youth development strategies.^[4]

^ Townley, John (15 February 2023). "Vitoria release statement confirming key details of Aston Villa deal". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Egypt's richest man Nassef Sawiris considers breaking up his empire". www.ft.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Club, Aston Villa Football (15 December 2023). "V Sports Announces Investment from Atairos". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference AthleticEvans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Mail2018-1] Townley, John (15 February 2023). "Vitoria release statement confirming key details of Aston Villa deal". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[2] "Egypt's richest man Nassef Sawiris considers breaking up his empire". www.ft.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[:0-3] Club, Aston Villa Football (15 December 2023). "V Sports Announces Investment from Atairos". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[AthleticEvans-4] Cite error: The named reference AthleticEvans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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