Bezos-backed consortium buys a third of Liverpool

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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 sell stake to Bezos-backed consortium

Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group confirmed the sale of a minority stake in the club to a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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The Guardian•

Liverpool owner FSG seals £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

Confirmed deal values club as a whole at £5.

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Al Jazeera•

Liverpool to sell minority stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

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

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Variety•

Jeff Bezos Buying Ownership Stake in English Premiere League’s Liverpool Soccer Team

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.

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CNBC World•

Group including Jeff Bezos buys minority stake in Liverpool FC, with option to become controlling owner

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

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Deadline•

English Football Giants Liverpool Confirm Sale Of Stake To Jeff Bezos & Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin

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.

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