US-based investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are helping the sale after it was revealed that the collapse of the proposal for a European Super League and Chelsea’s $5bn sale to Todd Boehly were part of the reasons for its new FSG. stand to hear bids, although the consortium could remain in charge of the club as any potential deals remain at an exploratory stage. Similar to the four US champions who were interested in buying the Blues from Roman Abramovich before it was eventually sold to Clearlake Capital in May, there is “strong American interest” in the Reds. Among the suitors is the Rickets family, who have also been in contention to buy Chelsea and have sought ownership of Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Times. “There have been several recent ownership changes and rumors of ownership changes at EPL clubs and inevitably we are regularly asked about Fenway Sports Group’s ownership of Liverpool,” Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Penguins, said in a statement . Thomas S. “Tom” Ricketts, president and owner of the Cubs (back) appears with his brother Todd Ricketts, who at one point was Trump’s deputy commerce secretary from 2016 to 2017, in the East Room of the White House for a ceremony to celebrate the team’s 2016 MLB World Series title John W. Henry (second left) and his wife, Linda Pizzuti Henry (far right) and Tom Werner (third from left), owners of Liverpool Football Club with Billy Hogan (far left), CEO of Liverpool with EFL Carabao Cup trophy at Wembley Stadium in February 2022 in London Liverpool were valued at $4.48 billion by Forbes at the end of the 2021-2022 season in May. “FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool. FSG have said in the past that under the right terms and conditions we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club. FSG remains fully committed to Liverpool’s success, both on and off the pitch.” The Ricketts family, worth an estimated $3.7 billion according to Forbes, rose to success after family patriarch Joe Ricketts founded the TD Ameritrade brokerage in 1975. As of 2019, the 81-year-old has a net worth of 2 .7 billion dollars. according to Forbes. Joe’s son Thomas is currently the president of the Cubs since 2009 after purchasing the MLB team for approximately $900 million. He is also the chairman and founder of Incapital LLC., a Chicago-based firm that has provided securities firms and individual investors with more efficient access to corporate bonds since 1999. Along with his sister Laura and brothers Pete and Todd, Thomas shares ownership of the Cubs through their family trust, and the franchise won a World Series in 2016 during their tenure. Tom’s net worth is currently $2.3 billion as of 2018 according to Forbes. Chicago Cubs owner Thomas S. Ricketts celebrates with The Commissioner’s Trophy after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series. The Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years at the time Joe Ricketts has built his family’s wealth since founding TD Ameritrade brokerage in 1975. His net worth as of 2019 is $2.7 billion, according to Forbes Forbes also reports that the Ricketts family is worth an estimated $3.7 billion as of 2022 US-based investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are helping to sell Liverpool after it was revealed that the collapse of a bid for a European Super League and the $5 billion sale of Chelsea to Todd Boehly in May made the owners want to examine the offers Liverpool under FSG re-established themselves as one of the top clubs in Europe and won their first English league title in 30 years in 2020. Manager Jurgen Klopp has also helped the club win the Champions League, Club World Cup, FA Cup and League Cup since he was appointed in 2015. However, he has spoken publicly about the difficulty of challenging Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City Derby in the transfer market and the recent sale of Newcastle United to the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. “Nobody can compete with City in that,” Klopp said last month. “You have the best team in the world and you put the best striker (Erling Haaland) on the market. It doesn’t matter how much it costs, you just do it. . . . What are Liverpool doing? We cannot behave like them. It is not possible.’ Liverpool were valued at $4.48 billion by Forbes at the end of the 2021-2022 season (in May) after being bought by FSG for $345 million in 2010. The Reds could be sold for more than their current valuation if the auction gains momentum. Depending on the amount of offers to buy the Merseyside club, FSG could then assess the valuation of a minority stake if it decides to sell just a percentage of the club, the Times reports. A group interested in buying Chelsea, led by former British Airways and Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton and backed by Brazilian business tycoon Michael Klein, who owns popular South American department store chain Casas Bahia , has close ties to Liverpool. The two investment bankers were involved in the sale of the Reds to FSG in 2010 by previous American owners George Gillet Jr. and Tom Hicks. A group interested in buying Chelsea in May was led by former British Airways and Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton (left) as well as Brazilian business tycoon Michael Klein (right), who owns the popular chain of South American department stores, Casas Bahia, could claim to buy the Reds Gerry Cardinale, chief executive of Redbird Capital Partners, and his investment firm own a 10% stake in Liverpool after it was sold to them for $625m last year Last year, Fenway sold a 10% stake in the club for $625 million to RedBird Capital Partners – an American private equity firm founded by Gerry Cardinale with stakes in AC Milan, the Red Sox and the Yankees. The company manages $7.5 billion in equity, according to GlobeNewswire. At the time of the transaction, FSG was valued at $5.76 billion, but suffered losses from the financial fallout of the pandemic, when the consortium increased its debt after borrowing from itself, rather than plunging its ventures into crisis. The Boston-based group, however, remain adamant that they “remain fully committed to Liverpool’s success, both on and off the pitch” for now.
