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Riccardo Silva

Riccardo Silva (born 1970) is an Italian businessman. He is the owner of Silva International Investments, with investments in companies across media, sports, entertainment, art, and real estate. He is also a co-owner of AC Milan, president and co-owner of Miami FC, owner of the Silva family art collection, and was CEO of the Milan Channel.

Riccardo Silva was born in 1970 in Milan, the grandson of the founder of Italsilva – Gruppo Desa, one of Italy's largest chemical groups. His maternal family, Fabbri, is known for its publishing company, Fabbri Editori, which is now part of the RCS Media Group.[citation needed] Silva completed his studies at Bocconi University and Tulane University.

In 1998 Silva launched MP Web, an internet start-up of the Milan-based Media Partners Group (now Infront Media), managing sports rights and content for mobile and Internet platforms, which first came to prominence in the 1990s. In 2001, Riccardo Silva became CEO of Milan Channel, the official TV channel of the AC Milan football club, and guided the international development of the channel.

From 2004 until 2016, Silva owned and managed MP & Silva, a global international media rights company based in London. Under Silva's leadership, MP & Silva became the world's leading distributor of TV rights. In May 2016 Silva and his partners sold MP & Silva to the Chinese groups Everbright Securities and Beijing Baofeng Technology, relinquishing management and operational control.

In 2016, Silva established Silva International Investments, a portfolio company which invests and manages assets in media, sport, fashion, technology, and real estate.

Since its inception, the company have invested in Mast Capital, a Miami-based real estate and development company and has made a number of acquisitions, including a majority stake in Globe Soccer Awards.

In August 2017, Silva International Investments acquired SportBusiness, who provide insight into businesses working in the sports industry throughout the world.

In May 2015, Silva founded Miami FC, which played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), and from 2020 is in the United Soccer League (USL).

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