WorldPingIt’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.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Variety.
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WorldPingUPDATE, 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.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group confirmed the sale of a minority stake in the club to a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN
The 1892 Holdings consortium, led by former QPR chairman Amit Bhatia, also includes Bezos’s K5 Sports Fund.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
The group that includes Jeff Bezos has an option to become the majority shareholder within the next year.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPingConfirmed deal values club as a whole at £5.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingLiverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group have sold a stake in Liverpool Football Club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky Sports Football
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