The British Holding Best Atuncens Analytics Limited (BIA), owner of the Brentford FCthat militates in the Premier League, is the new owner of the Mérida Sports AssociationFirst RFEF set, as confirmed by the Extremadura entity itself in a statement.
The Extremadura is not the first team of the bronze division that has caught attention in England, the Antequeraa whole that militates in the same group of First RFEF as Mérida, is in the hands of businessman Mike Garlick, the one who was president and maximum shareholder of Burnley FC in the Premier League, since the beginning of 2024. Under his umbrella, the Andalusian team is signing a great season and currently occupies the third place, matched with the Murcia, and a single point of the leader Ceuta.
ABC reported on Monday of a meeting in Madrid between Brentford emissaries to finalize the purchase of Mérida and this Tuesday the change of property has been formalized. The Extremaduran club, as confirmed in a statement, has become in the hands of Best Innsions Analytics Limited, the holding company that Brentford controls, a set of the highest category of English football.
BIA, 100% property Matthew Benhanwas established in 2025 for investments in football clubs. After several months of interest and negotiations with the Extremaduran club, it has finally been done with one hundred percent of the actions of the Roman entity, which to date had Mérida Holdings, LLC, with Mark Heffernan The maximum shareholder of the same, EP reports.
As the club progresses, the new property will bet on a “continuous project” to Mark Heffernan, where the Board of Directors will be formed by the representatives of Matthew Benham: Cliff Crown, as president of the club, Nity Raj and Phil Whall.
Benham has a degree from the Wadham College in Oxford. He began his career in London in the 90s as an ‘swaps’ operator of interest rates. Subsequently, he became a successful businessman who created his sports research company, Smartodds Limited, in 2004. Matthew is also a renowned successful sports betator.
When he took control of Brentford in 2012, the club competed in the League One, the third division of English football. In 2014, it amounted to the English Championship and in 2021 to the Premier League, where it remains. Before 2021, the last time Brentford competed in the First English Soccer Division was in 1947.
In turn, he acquired control of the club FC Midtjylland In 2014 and the club won the Danish League for the first time in its history in 2015. FC Midtjylland won the Danish League again twice under its property, in addition to winning twice the Cup of the Danish Soccer Association. In 2023 he sold his participation to Heartland A/O, a company controlled by Anders Holch Povlsen.
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