Alexander Bafer


Alexander Bafer is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of FaceBank Group, a virtual entertainment company, former CEO of Carolco Pictures, and a board member of Eagle Football Holdings, the leading stakeholder of professional football clubs Botafogo, Crystal Palace F.C., Olympique Lyonnais, and RWD Molenbeek.

Early life

Bafer attended Syosset High School, then St. John's University.

Career

FaceBank Group and FuboTV merger

In 2009, Bafer co-founded FaceBank Group with media technology entrepreneur John Textor. The company developed and marketed technology-driven IP for sports, movies, and live performances.
In 2020, under the leadership of Bafer and Textor, 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.

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. Bafer went on to publicly declare his support for the multi-club investment group's prospective takeover of Everton F.C. later that year.

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.
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, before both Bafer and Kassar left the company in 2016.