Fenway Sports Group sells 30% stake in Liverpool to Bezos-led consortium

When it was revealed on Tuesday that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) had actually sold about 38% of Liverpool to 1892 Holdings, there was certainly an element of confusion. On Friday, the understanding was that the Jeff Bezos-backed consortium had purchased about a third of Liverpool - and BBC Sport was informed that speculation placing the investment in the range of approximately 30% to 33% was "directionally accurate". FSG's policy is not to publicly disclose precise ownership stakes but, with numbers circulating before the official announcement, the Boston-based conglomerate was keen to indicate what was being reported was in the right territory, rather than simply referring to it as a "minority investment".

1892 Holdings has option to increase shareholding Group paid more than £2bn for initial 38% slice of club 1892 Holdings, the new investor in Liverpool, has first refusal to become the majority shareholder in the next 12 months should Fenway Sports Group decide to sell. The consortium led by Amit Bhatia and including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was believed to have bought 30% to one-third of Liverpool when the deal was announced on Friday. However, the agreement is for 38% of the Anfield club, meaning 1892 has paid FSG just over £2bn to become minority shareholders. The increased stake, first reported by the Athletic, still values Liverpool at about £5.5bn. Continue reading...

The deal sealed by 1892 Holdings had originally been said to have been for a smaller number of shares

A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought close to 40% of Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought close to 40% of Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group (FSG).

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Fenway Sports Group sold a minority stake in Liverpool FC, with Amazon.com Inc. co-founder Jeff Bezos joining the ownership of one of the world’s most famous sports teams.

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have confirmed the sale of a minority stake in the club to a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

It’s apparently a week for wealthy business moguls to buy sports clubs: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder who is among the richest people in the world, is acquiring a minority equity stake in Liverpool Football Club, a team in the English Premiere League. Fenway Sports Group, the majority owner of Liverpool FC, announced Friday that …

Liverpool FC officially confirmed this Friday the sale of a minority stake in the club. The club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), finalized a definitive agreement with the 1892 Holdings consortiu...

Liverpool's owners have agreed to sell a minority stake in the Premier League club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.According to reports, the stake acquired by the consortium is around one-third of the club.

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have confirmed an agreement to sell a minority stake in the Premier League club to 1892 Holdings, a consortium featuring several prominent global investors.The con...

The deal values Liverpool FC somewhere between $7.1 billion and $7.4 billion.

Liverpool's owners agree to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.

Although majority owners Fenway Sports Group will continue to run day-to-day operations and there will be no change to Liverpool’s transfer budget, 1892 Holdings will now own around one-third of the club, which is now valued at over £5bn

Confirmed deal values club as a whole at £5.5bn Amit Bhatia will become club’s new vice-chairman Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, has confirmed it has agreed the sale of 30% of the club to a consortium including Amit Bhatia, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The deal is understood to be worth £1.65bn, valuing Liverpool at £5.5bn, and will see Bhatia become the club’s new vice-chair on an expanded board. Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, initiated and led talks with FSG on behalf of the 1892 Holdings consortium, a reference to Liverpool’s founding year. The former co-owner of Queens Park Rangers has received financial backing from the Mittal Family Trust, the K5 Sports fund, of which Bezos is the lead investor, and EE Capital, the family office of Elaine and Eduardo Saverin. Continue reading...

Liverpool's owners agree to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group have sold a stake in Liverpool Football Club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.