A real estate investment company launched by the Argentine soccer star Lionel Messimade its debut on the Spanish market at 57.4 euros per share, giving it a market capitalization of 223 million. euro.

Messi, the Inter Miami player and former Barcelona forward, is named as chairman of Edificio Rostower Socimi in documents released by the Portfolio Stock Exchange, a European alternative market overseen by Spain’s Central Bank.

Edificio Rostower owns seven hotels in Spain and Andorra, three office spaces and five apartments in Spain, as well as apartments in London and Paris, the documents said.

The company was founded in 2013 and reported losses of 1.7 million. euros in 2023, according to records published by the Portfolio Stock Exchange.

Edificio Rostower did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on its stock market debut, which took place on Monday.

Most of the company’s investments are in the Spanish region of Catalonia, where Messi, 37, moved in 2000 when he was 13 to join Barcelona’s youth teams.

He lived there until 2021, when he unexpectedly left FC Barcelona to sign for Paris St Germain after the over-indebted Catalan club said they could not keep him due to Spanish La Liga’s financial fair play rules.

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has long stated that he plans to return to live in Barcelona with his wife and three children after retiring from football.

Messi’s wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, is vice-president of the board. The other board members are Alfonso Nebot, who runs Messi’s family office, and Ramon Adell, who sits on the board of Spanish energy company Naturgy.