{"id":12772,"date":"2026-08-15T20:44:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12772"},"modified":"2026-08-15T20:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:44:28","slug":"amit-bhatia-led-consortium-buys-minority-stake-in-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12772","title":{"rendered":"Amit Bhatia-led consortium buys minority stake in Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133267513,imgsize-72376,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/liverpool-fc.jpg\" alt=\"Amit Bhatia-led consortium buys minority stake in Liverpool FC\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LONDON: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around \u00a31.7 billion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Liverpool\u2019s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the club in 2010 for \u00a3300 million, has entered into an agreement for the sale of a minority equity stake in Liverpool FC to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led by Bhatia and named after the year Liverpool was founded.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The consortium has investments from Bhatia and the Mittal Family Trusts; venture capital firm K5 Sports, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the lead investor; and EE Capital, the family office of Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, and his wife Elaine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>FSG will continue to retain majority ownership and operational control of Liverpool FC, the world\u2019s fourth most valuable football club. Once the investment deal has been approved, Bhatia, a former director at Queens Park Rangers who relinquished his stake in the club last month, will become Liverpool\u2019s new vice-chairman.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Bhatia said: \u201cTo be welcomed as a partner in a club of this stature is a huge privilege. We are making this investment because we believe deeply in Liverpool and its leadership, and we look forward to supporting the club\u2019s continued success for years to come.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Spirit of Shankly, the official supporters\u2019 union for Liverpool FC, said: \u201cWe will be seeking engagement to understand better what this sale and consequent changes will mean for the future of LFC and its fans. It is vital for the game in general that football clubs are run sustainably, as LFC has been, and not an arms race funded by mega-rich individuals or state-backed entities.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>FSG is said to have been attracted by the consortium\u2019s ability to open up networks in India and across Assia and its reach across global business, technology and investment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/uk\/amit-bhatia-led-consortium-buys-minority-stake-in-liverpool-fc\/articleshow\/133267506.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around \u00a31.7 billion.Liverpool\u2019s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the club in 2010 for \u00a3300 million, has 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