La Manga Club in Cartagena - Murcia filed for bankruptcy protection in November.

2009-02-01

Owned by George Soris’s company MedGroup, the company purchased the club from P&O for 102 million pounds in 2004. It includes three golf courses, 28 tennis courts, 8 football pitches, a spa, 1,800 private villas and apartments, and a 5 star Hyatt Regency hotel. It’s one of the most complete tourist complexes in Spain and one of the best in Europe, and currently employs 700 workers.

The Concurso Voluntario de Acreedores was placed in the mercantile court in Murcia, but the judge has yet to make any decision on the case.The situation implies that the firm has problems meeting debts which are pending. Some reports say that its banks have declined to re-finance part of a 97 million € debt, despite its assets being valued at 170 million.

The La Manga Club is well known internationally as it has been used by many football teams such as Manchester United and Real Madrid for training.