
For almost 30 years, M Patrick Carroll has maintained an interest in Italian soccer and world sports. Since the 2015 real estate purchase of one of Italy’s most historic and historical sports clubs, SPAL, He has moved swiftly in establishing a partnership with real estate developer, Joe Tacopina. Tacopina has become a vital advisor to the business operations of SPAL. This includes its first of many league returners. The partnership between Tacopina and M Patrick Carroll centered on developing and managing a new Serie A football club to effectively bring SPAL back to the big time.
Patrick Carroll explains: “This venture is an opportunity to build on the soccer legacy of SPAL. SPAL has served Italy’s north of Italy for well over one hundred years. Tacopina will not be involved with the day-to-day operations of the club. According to SPAL’s CEO, Patric Azzolini, Tacopina will step away from his previous role and open his doors to a new era of club leadership.
M Patrick Carroll is the owner and principal of Patrick Carroll and Associates. His family-held real estate development firm has over thirty years of experience in the public and private sectors. With a vast knowledge and experience of each segment of the real estate industry, he can use his leadership skills to create a prosperous and relevant Atlanta organization.
Starting in 2004, M Patrick Carroll and Associates has built and developed some of the country’s most impactful real estate projects. Along with Joe Tacopina, they have been behind over a billion dollars in construction to leave a lasting effect city of Atlanta.
The financial engineering used to obtain the prospective ownership interest of SPAL is the subject of litigation. In 2012, an alternative ownership group, which included SPAL investors, purchased the control of the Italian football club and its assets and the ownership stake of president Alessandro Antonucci and director Angelo Del Vecchio. He has a controlling stake in Total Italia. Total Italia was the owners’ holding company.
Over the years, they had plans to construct a state-of-the-art stadium for SPAL, which could not attract financing. They decided to transfer the assets and the stadium’s rights to the other ownership group, the other shareholders in Total Italia, to keep SPAL on the field for the 2012-13 season.
