Liverpool £1.65bn Jeff Bezos-backed deal raises major question over FSG future

Paul Gorst assesses Fenway Sports Group's £1.65billion investment deal with Amit Bhatia's consortium, featuring Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and analyses claims the group could become majority owners at Anfield next year

As part of the agreement with FSG there is a mechanism that could see 1892 Holdings purchase a controlling stake in the club.

Liverpool's owners have agreed to sell about a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

On Friday, Liverpool's majority owners Fenway Sports Group announced the sale of a minority stake in the club a consortium including Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Savarin. Former Queens Park Rangers owner Amit Bhatia is expected to become the club's new vice-chairman as part of the deal.

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Fenway Sports Group, which has owned Liverpool since 2010, said it would retain majority ownership and control of the club. Reports said the consortium, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, is acquiring roughly one-third of Liverpool.

Fenway Sports Group, which has owned Liverpool since 2010, said it would retain majority ownership and control of the club. Reports said the consortium, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, is acquiring roughly one-third of Liverpool.

What Bezos, Bhatia-backed investment means for Liverpool, FSG  ESPN

Billionaire Jeff Bezos purchased a minority stake in English Premier League soccer franchise Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group announced Friday.

Jeff Bezos buys a third of Liverpool  MARCA

Liverpool FC announces a strategic minority investment from 1892 Holdings, a consortium including Jeff Bezos. This Liverpool investment supports long-term

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is part of a group of investors that bought a minority stake in Liverpool FC. Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images Jeff Bezos is part of a group that bought a minority stake in Liverpool FC. After previously flirting with sports ownership, Bezos is now in rare company. The Amazon founder i

Liverpool Confirm Major Jeff Bezos Investment—But How Much Influence Will He Have?  Sports Illustrated

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

It is understood the stake acquired by the consortium is around 30-33% of the club.

Jeff Bezos snubs US to complete $5.5bn ownership deal after shunning NFL and NBA franchises  talkSPORT

The 1892 Holdings consortium, led by former QPR chairman Amit Bhatia, also includes Bezos’s K5 Sports Fund.

Amazon founder is part of a group to purchase a stake in Premier League side

Fenway Sports Group, which bought Liverpool in 2010, will maintain the majority share and operational control of the club.

Investor Group Including Jeff Bezos Buys Liverpool FC Stake In Multibillion-Dollar Deal  Forbes

Liverpool announced in a statement this afternoon that the Amazon founder had bought into the club

It is understood that around 30 per cent to one-third of the club has been sold to 1892 Holdings.

AMAZON chief Jeff Bezos has officially bought a stake in Liverpool, putting rumours to bed. Liverpool revealed the news via a statement this afternooon. The billionaire will team up with ex-QPR chief Amit Bhatia. Liverpool's statement read: "Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, media, entertainment, and real est

UPDATE, August 14, 9.17 a.m. PT: Liverpool have confirmed Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin are among a group that has acquired a minority stake in the English football giants. The club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, said it has sold a shareholding to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led and managed by Amit Bhatia. This group i

Aug 14 : A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reached a definitive agreement to buy a minority stake in Liverpool, the Premier League club's owners Fenway Sports Group said on Friday.A source familiar with the matter said the stake is about one-third. British media reports said the deal was worth more t

It is the first known investment by Mr. Bezos, one of the world’s richest men, into a sports team.

Liverpool have been in talks with a wealthy consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for a number of weeks over a minority stake in the Premier League club

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

The group that includes Jeff Bezos has an option to become the majority shareholder within the next year.

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

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.

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Liverpool's owners have confirmed a consortium featuring Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has concluded an agreement to buy a minority stake in the club.

Bezos Is Among Investors Nearing Deal for Stake in Liverpool Soccer Team  WSJ