Legendary polo player Carlos Gracida, winner of every important tournament in the world with more than 100 high-goal wins including a 3-time Grand Slam win (US Open, British Open, Argentine Open), the Queen’s Cup, International Open, World Cup, and Gold cup, among others, announced the launch of Gracida Polo, a new company focusing on luxury products, real estate development, athlete management, equestrian products and media partnerships aimed at revolutionizing the sport of polo.
“I’ve spent my entire life playing this amazing sport” said Carlos Gracida. “Now, along with my family, fellow players from around the world, and a talented team of investors, we are going to create a series of new products that authentically reflect the rich history and tradition of polo. We are also going to improve the sport by creating a management company that gives polo players the kind of professional management–and business opportunities–they deserve.”
Gracida Polo is backed by investors from G2 Investment Group (www.g2investmentgroup.com), a New York-based investment management company.
“While only a small number of skilled people play polo, millions of people love the idea of polo. It is the most elegant sport in the world, and for that reason we believe Gracida Polo will grow to become a major lifestyle brand” said Trevor Neilson, Managing Director of G2. Gracida Polo has already begun the development of its initial products and has already been engaged in the planning of real estate projects in Asia and Latin America.
Furthermore, several of the world’s most talented polo players have already signed on to be managed by Gracida Polo.
For more information on Gracida Polo please contact Marin Kim at mkim@g2inv.com
About Gracida Polo
Gracida Polo was established in 2011 by Carlos Gracida and G2 Investment Group as a lifestyle brand built around Carlos Gracida, famed polo player. Steeped in the tradition of the sport and the four generations of Gracida polo players, Gracida Polo caters to the true polo enthusiast who appreciates both the rigor and intensity of the sport and the associated lifestyle of the polo player. Everything under the Gracida brand is imbued with the personal style and preferences of the Gracida family and its deep-rooted history and tradition. Gracida Polo seeks to revolutionize the equestrian-based real estate market through the development of projects such as Ameyalco in Mexico as well as other opportunities across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe.
About G2 Investment Group
G2 Investment Group is an independent, privately-owned financial services firm established in 2008 by J. Todd Morley and partners. G2 has over 60 professionals offering investment management, advisory, and other financial services to institutional and high net worth clients around the world. G2 was founded in response to the global financial crisis and the massive market dislocation that ensued, which the firm’s founders recognized as an unprecedented opportunity to create an investment platform designed around a distinctive approach to asset allocation. This approach starts with a macro viewpoint on economic growth and inflation trends and then focuses on maximizing risk adjusted returns with an appropriate level of volatility. Within this framework, the firm leverages the proven talents of its senior management team and the broad networks of its strategic global partners to design investment products that take advantage of mispriced assets or sectors and then recruit the best investment teams to execute the strategy. G2 partners with top-tier and differentiated investment managers and an international network of sophisticated, active and liquid investors to efficiently raise capital and grow assets under management across its various strategies.