Troutman Pepper served as a U.S. legal advisor to FC Barcelona, one of the world’s most successful and storied professional football clubs, in its definitive agreement with Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MCAA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to bring its content creation platform, Barça Media, to the U.S. and other global financial markets. Read a company press release about the agreement.

The transaction values the pro-forma company at an estimated enterprise value of approximately $1 billion. Upon closing, the combined company is expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “BRME.”

FC Barcelona is one of the world’s most visible and valuable sports franchises, with millions of fans and social media followers across the globe. Barça Media centralizes the creation, production, and commercialization of FC Barcelona’s audiovisual, digital, and esports output, producing thousands of original content pieces and services each year to grow the club’s brand recognition.

The Troutman Pepper team advising FC Barcelona included Partners Jim Rosener, Thomas Rose, Daniel Sieck, Shona Smith, Nicole Edmonds, and Associates Alexander Yarbrough and Chelsea MacArthur, among many others.