Biarritz Olympique: “The necessary guarantees and deposits…” BO went before the Rugby Regulatory Authority

The new managers of Biarritz Olympique, convened on Tuesday 7 May by the Rugby Regulatory Authority, presented “the guarantees and guarantees necessary for the proper functioning of their club”, the latter indicated in a press release revealing the names of new financial partners.

BO, sold at the beginning of April by the duo Louis-Vincent Gave (owner) and Jean-Baptiste Aldigé (president) to a trio of three former players led by Shaun Hegarty, passed a long-awaited phase of the control body that will now examine the documents presented.

If no figures emerged from this meeting, however, the new directors of SAS BOPB revealed the names of three partners, including businessman Pierre-Édouard Stérin, 104th largest French fortune, head of the fund and founder of Smartbox. Mr. Stérin stood out last year by wanting to buy Editis.

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According to Le Monde, he is now a candidate to buy Marianne. The other two partners cited by BO are Pierre Rondinaud, director of Horizon 7, a consulting firm, and former journalist Pierre Fraidenraich, co-founder of B SMART (Production and distribution of audiovisual media). “Aware of the club’s difficulties and the impact of relegation, Pierre-Édouard Stérin and Pierre Fraidenraich decided to get involved with SASP BOPB.

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Very connected to the Basque Country, sensitive to the values ​​of the sport and the history of the BO, their initiative allows us to take a decisive step for the future of the club, the Basque club added to the season of Pro D2, Biarritz is in 14th place with seven points ahead of Montauban, 15. and current playoffs.