Alexander Bafer
Alexander Bafer (born 7 July 1971) is an American entrepreneur.[1] He is the co-founder of FaceBank Group,[2] a virtual entertainment company, former CEO of Carolco Pictures,[3] and a board member of Eagle Football Holdings,[4] the leading stakeholder of professional football clubs Botafogo, Crystal Palace F.C., Olympique Lyonnais, and RWD Molenbeek.[5][6][7]
Early life
Bafer attended Syosset High School,[8] then St. John's University.[9][10]
Career
FaceBank Group and FuboTV merger
In 2009, Bafer co-founded FaceBank Group with media technology entrepreneur John Textor.[2] The company developed and marketed technology-driven IP for sports, movies, and live performances.[11]
In 2020, under the leadership of Bafer and Textor,[11] FaceBank Group acquired FuboTV, an American over-the-top sports streaming television service, in a reverse merger that enabled FuboTV to operate as a public company.[12]
Eagle Football Holdings
In 2025, Bafer became a director of Eagle Football Holdings, the leading stakeholder of professional football clubs including Olympique Lynonnais and Crystal Palace F.C.[13] Bafer went on to publicly declare his support for the multi-club investment group's prospective takeover of Everton F.C. later that year.[14][15][16]
Carolco Pictures
In 2015, Bafer purchased the name and logo of Carolco Pictures, an independent film studio that hit its peak in the 1990s with blockbuster successes including the first three films of the Rambo franchise before going bankrupt in 1995.[17]
On January 20, 2015, Bafer renamed his existing production company from Brick Top Productions to Carolco Pictures. He then recruited Carolco's original founder, Mario Kassar, as the chief development executive,[3] before both Bafer and Kassar left the company in 2016.[18]
References
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- ^ a b Bandell, Brian (2021-04-13). "Streaming TV executive buys new Boca Raton mansion for $12M (photos)". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Lambie, Ryan (2015-01-26). "Exclusive: CEO Alex Bafer Tells Us About The Return of Carolco". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "LEADERSHIP". Eagle Football. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Kleinman, Mark (2024-08-26). "Everton suitor Textor to file plan for $2.3bn Eagle Football float". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Gentrup, Abigail (2023-01-18). "John Textor's Company Wants to Take Lyon Public". Front Office Sports. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Hamilton, Gavin (2023-01-18). "Textor's Eagle Football 'plans US flotation' of multi-club business". SportBusiness. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Syosset High School alumni". Syosset High School. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Alexander C. Bafer". MarketScreener. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Alexander Bafer's Executive Work History". Equilar. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (2020-03-23). "Streamer FuboTV, Facebank Group to Merge". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Chowdhury, Reza. "fuboTV Acquired by FaceBank Group". AlleyWatch. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Kleinman, Mark (2025-02-27). "Ex-Manchester United chief Woodward pitched Eagle Football role". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Lewis, Daniel (2024-09-14). "Alexander Bafer makes Everton takeover revelation". Goodison News. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Hellier, David; Brown, Silas; Shah, Jill R. (2024-09-13). "Twitter-Backer Aliya Joins John Textor's Bid for Everton FC". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Shah, Jill R.; Brown, Silas; Hellier, David (2024-09-16). "Dan Friedkin Reignites Interest in Buying Everton FC". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Lambie, Ryan (2014-03-11). "The rise and fall of Carolco". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Lambie, Ryan (2016-04-07). "Carolco: studio co-founder Mario Kassar leaves company". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2025-05-10.