Kansas City Chiefs pair Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are among a group of sports stars who have joined the investment group that recently bought into Alpine’s Formula 1 team.
Otro Capital announced a €200 million ($218m at the time) strategic investment in Alpine back in June, with the inves tors including RedBird Capital Partners, Maximum Effort Investments – featuring Hollywood’s Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan and Rob McElhenny – the Huntsman Family and Main Street Advisors.
Now Otro has added to that investment group with multiple sports stars, with Mahomes and Kelce joined by four-time golf major winner Rory McElroy, former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, Liverpool and England soccer player Trent Alexander-Arnold, Spanish World Cup winner Juan Mata, and Miami Marlins and Real Salt Lake investor Roger Ehrenberg.
While the move does not mean a greater stake in Alpine has been taken – only the original investment group now consisting of more people – Otro says: “The addition of these ch ampionship winning international athletes and sports investors will bolster Otro Capital’s strategic partnership with Alpine F1, combining premium expertise across different areas of the sports ecosystem and driving Alpine F1’s reach to a world of new fans.