Consortium including Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos closes in on deal to acquire £1.5bn stake in Liverpool FC. Tony McDonough reports
A billionaire consortium is closing in on an agreement to acquire a 30% stake in Liverpool FC in a deal that would value the club at around £4.5bn.
According to Sky News the consortium, which include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia, are locked in talks with Liverpool majority shareholder Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
In July FSG, controlled by Boston-based John W Henry, said: “An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club.”
Forbes estimates Bezos’s fortune to be around $(US)280bn, Saverin’s $32(US)bn and Bhatia whose worth is tied up in the Mittal family fortune believed to be around $(US)30bn.
FGS acquired Liverpool FC in 2010 for £300m and already has RedBird Capital Partners, LeBron James and Maverick Carter among its investors. US sports investment firm Dynasty Equity reportedly paid up to $200m for a stake in the club that equated to smaller than 4%.
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In February LFC reported record annual revenues and a return to profit. While the results were a vindication of owner Fenway Sport Group’s efficient business model, the razor-thin margins emphasise how critical it is the club remains in the UEFA Champions League.
In the 12 months to May 31, 2025, LFC saw revenues rise 15% to £703m boosted by a £60m rise in media income to £264m, matchday revenue up £14m to £116m and commercial revenue up £15m to £323m.