Liverpool owners seal £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium that includes Jeff Bezos
The consortium, led by Amit Bhatia, would add billionaire backing and could take control within 12 months if the option is exercised.
- On Friday, Fenway Sports Group announced a consortium including Jeff Bezos acquired a roughly one-third minority stake in Liverpool Football Club valued at about $7.1 billion.
- Businessman Amit Bhatia manages the investment group alongside partners, with Bhatia joining Liverpool's expanded board as the new vice chairman to guide the club's long-term strategy.
- The deal grants the investors an option to acquire a majority stake at approximately $8 billion within 12 months, with the lead investor contributing more than $1 billion to the transaction.
- FSG President Mike Gordon stated the consortium shares Liverpool's "long-term philosophy and appreciation for what makes Liverpool special," while Bryan Baum and Elaine Saverin join the board as Bezos declines a seat.
- This marks Bezos's first sports property investment, as the Amazon founder holds a $272 billion net worth; Liverpool, valued at $6 billion by CNBC, competes in the Premier League.
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Fenway Sports Group, the American owners of the English Liverpool football club, announced the sale of a minority stake to a group of investors that also includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, writes AFP. American billionaire Jeff Bezos (62 years old) is part of a consortium called "1892 Holdings", a reference to the year of setting up the Liverpool FC club, ...
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