Tag: Consortium

Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia | Football News
14 August 2026 Off

Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia | Football News

By Total Football News

Liverpool’s owners have agreed to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The deal will see Bezos participate in an investor group of a syndicate which is led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and until recently a shareholder in Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

The deal installs some of world’s wealthiest individuals as co-owners of the Reds,

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Liverpool: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos nears deal to buy stake with consortium led by Amit Bhatia | Football News
10 August 2026 Off

Liverpool: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos nears deal to buy stake with consortium led by Amit Bhatia | Football News

By Total Football News

Sky News understands a consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool.

Sky News has learnt that Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the Anfield club’s controlling shareholder since 2010, is preparing to make an announcement about a transaction as soon as this week.

The deal will see Mr Bezos participate in an investor group alongside Eduardo Saverin, one

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Liverpool: FSG in talks to sell minority stake to Amit Bhatia consortium
21 July 2026 Off

Liverpool: FSG in talks to sell minority stake to Amit Bhatia consortium

By Total Football News

FSG originally made clear in 2022 that it would be open to new investment in Liverpool, either from minority shareholders or a potential full sale.

It said at the time: “FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool.

“FSG has said before that under the right terms and conditions, we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best

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Storch consortium completes Sheffield Wednesday takeover
3 May 2026 Off

Storch consortium completes Sheffield Wednesday takeover

By Total Football News

Storch’s son, Michael, and Tom Costin complete the three-man consortium.

Costin brings football experience to Wednesday through Blue Crow Sports Group – a multi-club football ownership and investment platform with controlling interests in Leganes from Spain, Le Havre in France and Mexican club Cancun FC.

Arise had set a deadline of 1 May, aware that there could further delays if the takeover was not completed before the Independent Football Regulator

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Tottenham reject buyout interest from third consortium led by US tech entrepreneur
26 September 2025 Off

Tottenham reject buyout interest from third consortium led by US tech entrepreneur

By Total Football News

Tottenham have “unequivocally rejected” an informal expression of interest from a consortium led by American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick.

It is the third expression of interest rejected by the club’s board since the sudden departure of executive chairman Daniel Levy earlier this month.

In a statement, Enic Sports & Developments Holdings Ltd – which has an almost 87% stake in Tottenham – said it wanted to “reconfirm that Tottenham Hotspur

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Sheffield United takeover by US consortium ‘cleared’ by EFL
7 December 2024 Off

Sheffield United takeover by US consortium ‘cleared’ by EFL

By Total Football News

The proposed takeover of Sheffield United has received full clearance from the English Football League, according to the US consortium behind the deal.

In a statement, released by Bloomberg, businessmen Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy said they had signed an agreement with the Championship club’s owner Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, on behalf of a group of investors.

They said recruitment plans were already in place for the

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Everton: Consortium with Saudi royal makes £400m takeover bid
10 June 2024 Off

Everton: Consortium with Saudi royal makes £400m takeover bid

By Total Football News

A consortium of international investors, which involves a member of the Saudi royal family, has made a £400m offer to buy Premier League club Everton.

Farhad Moshiri agreed to sell his 94% stake to 777 Partners in September, but the investment firm could not complete the deal, opening the way for others to make a takeover bid.

Local businessmen Andy Bell and George Downing, as well as MSP Sports Capital

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