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FB Roundup: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Barry Hearn, Louis Bacon

May 10, 2023

In this week’s FB Roundup, Sir Jim Ratcliffe proposes a new £5 billion Manchester United buyout bid; Barry and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport sale falls down; and hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon wins $203 million in a defamation case.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe proposes £5 billion Manchester United buyout bid
After nearly having his dreams of owning Manchester United football club dashed after current owners the Glazer family said the team was not for sale, British petrochemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is proposing a full buyout of the Premiership team after three years if he succeeds with his revised £5 billion bid.

FB Roundup: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Harris family, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

August 22, 2022

In this week’s FB Roundup, Sir Jim Ratcliffe shows interest in buying Manchester United; the Harris family finalise a £300 million Butlins deal; and tributes are paid to veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe interested in buying Manchester United football club
Lifelong Manchester United fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe is said to be interested in buying the Premier League team following reports that its current owners, the Glazer family, may be considering selling a minority stake in the club.

The British billionaire, who has a net worth of $7.18 billion, is the current chairman and chief executive of chemical company Ineos and owns cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, French Ligue 1 football team Nice and Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.

FB Roundup: Nick Candy, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa, Dr. Kiran Patel

March 17, 2022

In this week’s FB Roundup, property developer Nick Candy enlists a football legend for his Chelsea takeover bid; Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa buys a stake in an ethical fintech startup; and Dr. Kiran Patel expands his investment into electric vehicles.

Nick Candy enlists football icon Gianluca Vialli in Chelsea takeover bid

British luxury property developer Nick Candy has further bolstered his bid to buy embattled Premier League football club Chelsea by hiring the team’s former player-manager Gianluca Vialli as an advisor.

Candy, who, along with his brother Christian, has overseen such notable projects as London’s One Hyde Park and NoHo Square and Beverly Hills’s 9900 Wilshire, brought Vialli’s Tifosy Capital & Advisory on board ahead of the deadline for bids.

Family business head shells out £20 million for London house

November 15, 2011

Shelling out £20 million (€23.4 million) for a two-bedroom house in the heart of London may be over the top for some, but for the founder of luxury goods group PPR, Francois Pinault, it was just another investment.

The French billionaire, whose family-controlled PPR owns brands such as Gucci and Stella McCartney, has paid around €23 million for a house in the upmarket neighbourhood of Chelsea.

London properties to woo the super rich

August 2, 2011

European hedge fund Orion Capital Managers plans to build one of the most expensive housing developments in London, taking advantage of the surge in demand and prices of prime property in the capital.

The investment firm, which has acquired an acre of residential land in the prime location of Chelsea, said it will build a housing complex worth around £300 million (€345 million) and spanning an area of more than 9,000 square metres.