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Who owns your Premier League football club?

By The Athletic UK Staff Oct 17, 2021 65

With Mike Ashley’s sale of Newcastle United finally going through last week, giving PCP Capital Partners, the Reuben brothers and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia stakes of varying size in the club, the ownership of Premier League football teams is back in the spotlight.

So, who owns your lot? See below for a breakdown of the ownership structure and board make-up of all 20 Premier League clubs…

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ARSENAL

Who owns what?

It’s a bit of a Russian doll. The Arsenal Football Club PLC is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Arsenal Holdings Limited. Arsenal Holdings Limited is 100 per cent owned by KSE UK Inc. And KSE UK Inc is, as you most likely know, 100 per cent owned by US businessman Stan Kroenke.

Board members and their roles

Stan Kroenke — director

Josh Kroenke — director

Lord Harris of Peckham — director

Tim Lewis — non-executive director

 

Stan Kroenke, right, at a match with his son and fellow Arsenal director Josh (Photo: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

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ASTON VILLA

Who owns what?

Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens are the co-owners of Aston Villa, with chief executive Christian Purslow also owning a small slice.

Sawiris is the more hands-on of the two co-owners but Edens also heavily contributes towards the big decisions.

Purslow explained when Sawiris and Edens completed their takeover of Villa in July 2018, from then-owner Tony Xia, that he would only be a part of the club if he could own a percentage of it. The size of his share has never been revealed.

Board members and their roles

Nassef Sawiris — co-chairman

Wes Edens — co-chairman

Christian Purslow — chief executive officer

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BRENTFORD

Who owns what?

Matthew Benham became the owner of the then third-division club in June 2012, when he bought the controlling 60 per cent stake from Bees United — the Brentford Supporters’ Trust. Benham’s involvement can be traced back to the 2000s as he supported the west London club through periods of financial difficulty.

Board members and their roles

Cliff Crown FCA — chairman

Jon Varney — chief executive officer

Donald Kerr — vice-chairman

Rasmus Ankersen — co-director of football

Phil Giles — co-director of football

Monique Choudhuri — director

Mike Power — director 

Stewart Purvis — director

Nity Raj — director

Deji Davies — director

Preeti Shetty — director

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BRIGHTON

Who owns what?

Tony Bloom owns 94 per cent of the club. He has increased his shareholding from 75 per cent, converting interest-free loans, since taking over from Dick Knight 12 years ago.

The minority shareholders include former chairman Knight and board members such as Bloom’s uncle Ray.

 

Bloom has been the majority shareholder for 12 years (Photo: Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Tony Bloom — chairman

Paul Barber — chief executive and deputy chairman

Peter Godfrey — vice-chairman/non-executive director

Paul Mullen —chief operating officer/non-executive director

Robert Comer — company secretary/non-executive director

Ray Bloom — non-executive director

Derek Chapman — non-executive director

Adam Franks — non-executive director

Marc Sugarman — non-executive director

Michelle Walder — non-executive director

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BURNLEY

Who owns what?

US-based ALK Capital took over Burnley last December. The firm acquired 83.97 per cent of the shares which are broken down between the three main directors Alan Pace (50.382 per cent), Michael Smith and Stuart Hunt (16.794 per cent each).

The remaining 16.03 per cent are owned by others, including approximately six per cent by the club’s supporters. This month, ALK Capital offered to buy the fans’ shares.

Board members and their roles

Alan Pace — chairman

Michael Smith — director/head of day to day football operations

Stuart Hunt — director

Dave Checketts — director 

Antonio Davila — director

Mike Garlick — director

John Banaskiewicz — director

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CHELSEA

Who owns what?

Roman Abramovich owns 100 per cent of the club.

The name of the company which owns the club is Chelsea FC PLC. The ultimate parent company of Chelsea FC PLC is Fordstam Limited, where Abramovich is the controlling party.

Board members and their roles

Bruce Buck — chairman

Guy Laurence — chief executive

Marina Granovskaia — director

Eugene Tenenbaum — director

David Barnard — director of football operations

 

Roman Abramovich congratulates head coach Thomas Tuchel after Chelsea’s Champions League final win in May (Photo: Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)

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CRYSTAL PALACE

Who owns what? 

The major investors and shareholders are Steve Parish — one of the four local businessmen to have bought Crystal Palace out of administration back in 2010 — and Americans Josh Harris, David Blitzer and, as of this summer, John Textor. Blitzer and Harris bought significant stakes in December 2015, with Textor investing £87 million in August. The club’s ownership structure is such that there must be agreement between the four major shareholders for decisions to be made. Numerous other investors own smaller stakes, including Robert Franco and his South African company, Kloof Capital.

Board members and their roles

Steve Parish — chairman/director

David Blitzer — director

Josh Harris — director

John Textor — director

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EVERTON

Who owns what? 

Businessman Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9 per cent share in February 2016 and has been gradually increasing his Everton stake — it now stands at 92.16 per cent — via Blue Heaven Holdings Limited ever since.

Bill Kenwright has 1.72 per cent with the remaining 6.12 per cent split among other shareholders. 

Board members and their roles

Bill Kenwright — chairman

Denise Barrett-Baxendale — chief executive

Marcel Brands — director of football

Sarvar Ismailov — owner’s representative

Grant Ingles — finance director

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LEEDS

Who owns what?

Leeds’ ultimate parent company and majority shareholder is the Aser Group, owned by club chairman Andrea Radrizzani, with a 63 per cent stake. Aser bought 100 per cent control from Massimo Cellino in the summer of 2017, then sold part of its holding the following May to 49ers Enterprises, which then further increased its stake this past January.

The investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, 49ers Enterprises now has a 37 per cent stake in Leeds. The firm is controlled by the York family (also owners of the five-time Super Bowl-winning 49ers) but its most recent purchase of Leeds shares was completed via an investment group involving several other individuals — including Australian businessman Peter Lowy, former head of the Westfield shopping malls empire, YouTube’s co-founder Chad Hurley and Nick Swinmurn, co-founder of online retail site Zappos.

It has also been strongly suggested that rapper and actor LL Cool J was part of the 49ers’ equity consortium.

 

Andrea Radrizzani owns Leeds United’s parent company, Aser Group (Photo: Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Andrea Radrizzani — chairman

Paraag Marathe — vice-chairman

Angus Kinnear — chief executive

Peter Lowy — director

Massimo Marinelli — director

Sandro Mencucci — director

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LEICESTER 

Who owns what?

Thailand’s Srivaddhanaprabha family own 100 per cent of Leicester City, through their King Power International Group. Here is how it is broken down between the family.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha: 55 per cent

Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha: 15 per cent

Voramas, Apichet and Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha: 10 per cent each

Aiyawatt, known as Khun Top, stepped up to chairman from vice-chairman following the death of his father Khun Vichai — who was majority shareholder — in a 2018 helicopter crash outside Leicester’s stadium following a match. His older brother Apichet became one of their two vice-chairmen. Chinese businessman Shilai Liu has been a vice-chairman since 2012.

Board members and their roles

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha — chairman

Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha — vice-chairman

Shilai Liu — vice-chairman

Susan Whelan — chief executive officer

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LIVERPOOL

Who owns what?

Liverpool are owned solely by American company Fenway Sports Group, commonly referred to as FSG, and have been since their October 2010 takeover. John Henry is their principal owner.

FSG, which also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, is made up of a group of investors including NBA basketball star LeBron James, though the only ones to have more than a 10 per cent stake in Liverpool are Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon and RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm. Liverpool insist no single person with shares in RedBird holds, either directly or indirectly, a significant interest in the club. RedBird bought around a 10 per cent stake in FSG for $735 million (£533 million) in March. That investment was based on a valuation for FSG of $7.35 billion (£5.33 billion).

Board members and their roles

John Henry — principal owner

Tom Werner — chairman

Billy Hogan — chief executive

Andy Hughes — managing director

Mike Gordon — director

Mike Egan — director

Sir Kenny Dalglish — non-executive director

 

Liverpool big-cheeses Tom Werner, Mike Gordon and John Henry, from left, lift the European Cup in 2019 (Photo: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

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MANCHESTER CITY

Who owns what?

The holding company of the club is Manchester City Limited, which in turn falls under the umbrella of City Football Group Limited (CFG).

CFG is 77 per cent owned by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Ltd, of which Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan is the sole owner. He is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family.

American company Silver Lake (10 per cent) and a consortium of Chinese firms CMG Holdings and CITIC Capital (13 per cent) own the rest of CFG.

Board members and their roles

Khaldoon al-Mubarak — chairman

Martin Edelman — director 

Simon Pearce— director 

Mohamed Al-Mazrouei — director 

John MacBeath — director 

Alberto Galassi — director 

Abdulla Khouri — director 

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MANCHESTER UNITED

Who owns what?

The US-based Glazer family owned 100 per cent of Manchester United after succeeding in a leveraged takeover in May 2005 but that shareholding has gradually reduced since the club was launched as a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2012. The Glazers’ overall stock now stands at 69 per cent.

Shares in the club are split into Class A and Class B. The Glazers own all the Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting rights of the Class A ones.

As of September 1, when the club’s most recent set of accounts were published, the breakdown on ownership above five per cent is:

Manchester United shareholders

Joel Glazer	1,707,614	3.94	21,899,366	18.3	17.79
Darcie Glazer	603,806	1.39	20,899,365	17.46	16.9
Kevin Glazer	N/A	N/A	20,899,366	17.46	16.85
Bryan Glazer	N/A	N/A	19,899,365	16.62	16.04
Edward Glazer	N/A	N/A	19,503,172	16.29	15.73
Avram Glazer	N/A	N/A	16,606,979	13.87	13.39
Lindsell Train Limited	11,567,199	26.72	N/A	N/A	0.93
Baron Capital Group, Inc	11,358,742	26.24	N/A	N/A	0.92
Massachusetts Financial Services Co	2,449,084	5.66	N/A	N/A	0.20

Since then, Edward and Kevin Glazer have sold a combined 9.5 million of their shares, which were converted to Class A on purchase, with Baron Capital Group becoming the largest shareholder outside the family, now owning 12,825,450, worth more than £145 million.

Additionally, according to reports, Ariel Investments has bought up a big tranche, now owning 5,971,625, equivalent to 13.8 per cent of all Class A shares.

Tybourne Capital Management (HK) Ltd, Invesco Capital Management LLC, and Jupiter Asset Management Ltd, all acquired more shares to move above the five per cent threshold requiring market confirmation, which will come in due course.

There are currently 20 further companies with shares in United, but the percentages change daily as trades are made on the market.

Board members and their roles

Avram Glazer – executive co-chairman

Joel Glazer – executive co-chairman

Edward Woodward – executive vice-chairman

Richard Arnold – group managing director

Cliff Baty – chief financial officer

Kevin Glazer – director

Bryan Glazer – director

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz – director

Edward Glazer – director

Robert Leitao –independent director

Manu Sawhney – independent director

John Hooks – independent director

 

Joel Glazer, Manchester United’s executive co-chairman (Photo: 2018 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

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NEWCASTLE UNITED

Who owns what?

The name of the companies that now own the club are Newcastle United Limited and Newcastle United Football Club Limited, 100 per cent of the shares in which were bought by the “Investment Group” (PZ Newco Limited), which comprises three parts:

Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, aka PIF (NCUK Investment Limited) — 80 per cent

PCP Capital Partners (Cantervale Limited and JV1 Limited) — 10 per cent

The Reuben brothers (RB Sports & Media Limited and JV1 Limited) — 10 per cent

PIF has the controlling, decisive stake, although PCP has the management contract to run the club day to day. Major decisions need input from all three, with PIF having the ultimate voice.

Board members and their roles

The new owners have only been in place for around a week and the board is expected to be expanded but, for now, there are three members:

Yasir Al-Rumayyan (governor of PIF) — non-executive chairman

Amanda Staveley (chief executive of PCP) — board member

Jamie Reuben (RB Sports & Media) — board member

Mehrdad Ghodoussi, a managing partner at PCP and also Staveley’s husband, is part of the ownership team but is not on the board. Lee Charnley remains the club’s managing director, at least for now, but is not on the board either.

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NORWICH CITY

Who owns what?

TV chef Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, who both turned 80 this year, currently own 53 per cent of the publicly available (but not stock market-traded) shares. They had owned as much as 63 per cent in 1998 but their stake has reduced as other shares have been released to help the club through some of its more tricky financial moments. 

There are now about 8,000 individual shareholdings in the club, many of them supporters. 

Norfolk businessman Michael Foulger is the second-largest shareholder, with approximately 15 per cent. An exact figure is difficult to arrive at, given that not all issued shares carry the right to a dividend. 

From there, the remaining largest holdings rest with other trusts and individuals that have held historical ties to the club.

The supporter-led Canaries Trust is the club’s 12th largest shareholder, with an ambition to break into the top 10. 

 

Norwich co-owners Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones lift the Championship trophy in 2019 (Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Images via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Delia Smith — joint majority shareholder 

Michael Wynn Jones — joint majority shareholder 

Michael Foulger — deputy chairman (there is no official chairman)

Stephan Phillips — director 

Tom Smith — director (Delia’s nephew)

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SOUTHAMPTON

Who owns what?

Through a holding company, St Mary’s Football Group Limited, Jisheng Gao owns an 80 per cent stake in the club.

Katharina Liebherr, daughter of Southampton’s late former owner Markus, retains the remaining 20 per cent after selling the majority to Gao’s company in 2017 for £210 million.

Board members and their roles:

Jisheng Gao — chairman

Nelly Gao — director

Martin Semmens — director and CEO

Toby Steele — director

David Thomas — director

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TOTTENHAM 

Who owns what?

ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited owns 85.55 per cent of Tottenham Hotspur Limited. 

Breaking that figure down, chairman Daniel Levy, according to the club’s website, and “certain members of his family are potential beneficiaries of a discretionary trust which ultimately owns 29.4 per cent of the share capital of ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited”.

Billionaire Joe Lewis, meanwhile, has an interest of 70.6 per cent of ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited.

The other 14.45 per cent of the club is owned by private shareholders, largely thought to be fans who purchased shares when they were available through a previous flotation on the London Stock Exchange. 

 

Tottenham” width=”2497″ height=”1698″ /> Tottenham’s majority owner Joe Lewis, left, in the stands with chairman Daniel Levy, whose family also have a stake in the club (Photo: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Daniel Levy — chairman

Matthew Collecott — operations and finance director

Donna-Maria Cullen — executive director

Todd Kline — chief commercial officer

Rebecca Caplehorn — director of football administration and governance

Steve Hitchen — technical performance director

Jonathan Turner — non-executive director

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WATFORD

Who owns what?

Watford’s immediate parent company is Hornets Investment Ltd, registered in England & Wales.

The ultimate parent company and controlling party is Diversify Sport Investment, registered in Luxembourg.

The sole shareholder, and therefore the ultimate controlling party, is Gino Pozzo, an Italian businessman whose family also own Serie A side Udinese.

Board members and their roles

Gino Pozzo — owner

Sir Elton John CBE — honorary life-president

Scott Duxbury — chairman and chief executive

David Fransen — director

Stuart Timperley — director

Glyn Evans — director

Peter Wastall — company secretary

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WEST HAM

Who owns what?

David Sullivan and David Gold completed a takeover of West Ham United in January 2010. American billionaire J Albert ‘Tripp’ Smith subsequently bought a 10 per cent stake in the club four years ago.

Smith was co-founder of GSO Capital Partners, a financial company he sold to private equity firm The Blackstone Group in 2008 for around $1 billion. He is now a managing director of New York-based Blackstone.

The breakdown of the ownership goes: Sullivan 51.5 per cent, Gold 35.1 per cent, WHU LLC 10 per cent, other investors 3.4 per cent. Smith is the ultimate owner of WHU LLC.

 

Davids Gold, left, and Sullivan at the London Stadium for a West Ham home match (Photo: Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

David Sullivan — co-chairman

David Gold — co-chairman

Karren Brady — vice-chair

Andy Mollett — chief financial officer

J Albert Smith — non-executive director

Daniel Harris — non-executive director

Tara Warren — executive director 

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WOLVES

Who owns what?

Wolves are 100 per cent owned by Fosun International, a Chinese conglomerate led by its chairman and co-founder Guo Guangchang. As the club website states: “The major ultimate shareholders of (Wolves) are chairman of Fosun Group, Guo Guangchang, CEO of Fosun Group Wang Qunbin and Liang Xinjun, who between them indirectly own the majority shareholding in the club.”

Board members and their roles

Jeff Shi — executive chairman

John Gough — director

John Bowater — director

(Lead pictures: Getty Images)

 

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Who owns your Premier League football club?

By The Athletic UK Staff Oct 17, 2021 65

With Mike Ashley’s sale of Newcastle United finally going through last week, giving PCP Capital Partners, the Reuben brothers and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia stakes of varying size in the club, the ownership of Premier League football teams is back in the spotlight.

So, who owns your lot? See below for a breakdown of the ownership structure and board make-up of all 20 Premier League clubs…

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ARSENAL

Who owns what?

It’s a bit of a Russian doll. The Arsenal Football Club PLC is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Arsenal Holdings Limited. Arsenal Holdings Limited is 100 per cent owned by KSE UK Inc. And KSE UK Inc is, as you most likely know, 100 per cent owned by US businessman Stan Kroenke.

Board members and their roles

Stan Kroenke — director

Josh Kroenke — director

Lord Harris of Peckham — director

Tim Lewis — non-executive director

 

Stan Kroenke, right, at a match with his son and fellow Arsenal director Josh (Photo: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

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ASTON VILLA

Who owns what?

Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens are the co-owners of Aston Villa, with chief executive Christian Purslow also owning a small slice.

Sawiris is the more hands-on of the two co-owners but Edens also heavily contributes towards the big decisions.

Purslow explained when Sawiris and Edens completed their takeover of Villa in July 2018, from then-owner Tony Xia, that he would only be a part of the club if he could own a percentage of it. The size of his share has never been revealed.

Board members and their roles

Nassef Sawiris — co-chairman

Wes Edens — co-chairman

Christian Purslow — chief executive officer

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BRENTFORD

Who owns what?

Matthew Benham became the owner of the then third-division club in June 2012, when he bought the controlling 60 per cent stake from Bees United — the Brentford Supporters’ Trust. Benham’s involvement can be traced back to the 2000s as he supported the west London club through periods of financial difficulty.

Board members and their roles

Cliff Crown FCA — chairman

Jon Varney — chief executive officer

Donald Kerr — vice-chairman

Rasmus Ankersen — co-director of football

Phil Giles — co-director of football

Monique Choudhuri — director

Mike Power — director 

Stewart Purvis — director

Nity Raj — director

Deji Davies — director

Preeti Shetty — director

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BRIGHTON

Who owns what?

Tony Bloom owns 94 per cent of the club. He has increased his shareholding from 75 per cent, converting interest-free loans, since taking over from Dick Knight 12 years ago.

The minority shareholders include former chairman Knight and board members such as Bloom’s uncle Ray.

 

Bloom has been the majority shareholder for 12 years (Photo: Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Tony Bloom — chairman

Paul Barber — chief executive and deputy chairman

Peter Godfrey — vice-chairman/non-executive director

Paul Mullen —chief operating officer/non-executive director

Robert Comer — company secretary/non-executive director

Ray Bloom — non-executive director

Derek Chapman — non-executive director

Adam Franks — non-executive director

Marc Sugarman — non-executive director

Michelle Walder — non-executive director

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BURNLEY

Who owns what?

US-based ALK Capital took over Burnley last December. The firm acquired 83.97 per cent of the shares which are broken down between the three main directors Alan Pace (50.382 per cent), Michael Smith and Stuart Hunt (16.794 per cent each).

The remaining 16.03 per cent are owned by others, including approximately six per cent by the club’s supporters. This month, ALK Capital offered to buy the fans’ shares.

Board members and their roles

Alan Pace — chairman

Michael Smith — director/head of day to day football operations

Stuart Hunt — director

Dave Checketts — director 

Antonio Davila — director

Mike Garlick — director

John Banaskiewicz — director

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CHELSEA

Who owns what?

Roman Abramovich owns 100 per cent of the club.

The name of the company which owns the club is Chelsea FC PLC. The ultimate parent company of Chelsea FC PLC is Fordstam Limited, where Abramovich is the controlling party.

Board members and their roles

Bruce Buck — chairman

Guy Laurence — chief executive

Marina Granovskaia — director

Eugene Tenenbaum — director

David Barnard — director of football operations

 

Roman Abramovich congratulates head coach Thomas Tuchel after Chelsea’s Champions League final win in May (Photo: Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)

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CRYSTAL PALACE

Who owns what? 

The major investors and shareholders are Steve Parish — one of the four local businessmen to have bought Crystal Palace out of administration back in 2010 — and Americans Josh Harris, David Blitzer and, as of this summer, John Textor. Blitzer and Harris bought significant stakes in December 2015, with Textor investing £87 million in August. The club’s ownership structure is such that there must be agreement between the four major shareholders for decisions to be made. Numerous other investors own smaller stakes, including Robert Franco and his South African company, Kloof Capital.

Board members and their roles

Steve Parish — chairman/director

David Blitzer — director

Josh Harris — director

John Textor — director

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EVERTON

Who owns what? 

Businessman Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9 per cent share in February 2016 and has been gradually increasing his Everton stake — it now stands at 92.16 per cent — via Blue Heaven Holdings Limited ever since.

Bill Kenwright has 1.72 per cent with the remaining 6.12 per cent split among other shareholders. 

Board members and their roles

Bill Kenwright — chairman

Denise Barrett-Baxendale — chief executive

Marcel Brands — director of football

Sarvar Ismailov — owner’s representative

Grant Ingles — finance director

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LEEDS

Who owns what?

Leeds’ ultimate parent company and majority shareholder is the Aser Group, owned by club chairman Andrea Radrizzani, with a 63 per cent stake. Aser bought 100 per cent control from Massimo Cellino in the summer of 2017, then sold part of its holding the following May to 49ers Enterprises, which then further increased its stake this past January.

The investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, 49ers Enterprises now has a 37 per cent stake in Leeds. The firm is controlled by the York family (also owners of the five-time Super Bowl-winning 49ers) but its most recent purchase of Leeds shares was completed via an investment group involving several other individuals — including Australian businessman Peter Lowy, former head of the Westfield shopping malls empire, YouTube’s co-founder Chad Hurley and Nick Swinmurn, co-founder of online retail site Zappos.

It has also been strongly suggested that rapper and actor LL Cool J was part of the 49ers’ equity consortium.

 

Andrea Radrizzani owns Leeds United’s parent company, Aser Group (Photo: Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Andrea Radrizzani — chairman

Paraag Marathe — vice-chairman

Angus Kinnear — chief executive

Peter Lowy — director

Massimo Marinelli — director

Sandro Mencucci — director

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LEICESTER 

Who owns what?

Thailand’s Srivaddhanaprabha family own 100 per cent of Leicester City, through their King Power International Group. Here is how it is broken down between the family.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha: 55 per cent

Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha: 15 per cent

Voramas, Apichet and Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha: 10 per cent each

Aiyawatt, known as Khun Top, stepped up to chairman from vice-chairman following the death of his father Khun Vichai — who was majority shareholder — in a 2018 helicopter crash outside Leicester’s stadium following a match. His older brother Apichet became one of their two vice-chairmen. Chinese businessman Shilai Liu has been a vice-chairman since 2012.

Board members and their roles

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha — chairman

Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha — vice-chairman

Shilai Liu — vice-chairman

Susan Whelan — chief executive officer

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LIVERPOOL

Who owns what?

Liverpool are owned solely by American company Fenway Sports Group, commonly referred to as FSG, and have been since their October 2010 takeover. John Henry is their principal owner.

FSG, which also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, is made up of a group of investors including NBA basketball star LeBron James, though the only ones to have more than a 10 per cent stake in Liverpool are Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon and RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm. Liverpool insist no single person with shares in RedBird holds, either directly or indirectly, a significant interest in the club. RedBird bought around a 10 per cent stake in FSG for $735 million (£533 million) in March. That investment was based on a valuation for FSG of $7.35 billion (£5.33 billion).

Board members and their roles

John Henry — principal owner

Tom Werner — chairman

Billy Hogan — chief executive

Andy Hughes — managing director

Mike Gordon — director

Mike Egan — director

Sir Kenny Dalglish — non-executive director

 

Liverpool big-cheeses Tom Werner, Mike Gordon and John Henry, from left, lift the European Cup in 2019 (Photo: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

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MANCHESTER CITY

Who owns what?

The holding company of the club is Manchester City Limited, which in turn falls under the umbrella of City Football Group Limited (CFG).

CFG is 77 per cent owned by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Ltd, of which Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan is the sole owner. He is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family.

American company Silver Lake (10 per cent) and a consortium of Chinese firms CMG Holdings and CITIC Capital (13 per cent) own the rest of CFG.

Board members and their roles

Khaldoon al-Mubarak — chairman

Martin Edelman — director 

Simon Pearce— director 

Mohamed Al-Mazrouei — director 

John MacBeath — director 

Alberto Galassi — director 

Abdulla Khouri — director 

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MANCHESTER UNITED

Who owns what?

The US-based Glazer family owned 100 per cent of Manchester United after succeeding in a leveraged takeover in May 2005 but that shareholding has gradually reduced since the club was launched as a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2012. The Glazers’ overall stock now stands at 69 per cent.

Shares in the club are split into Class A and Class B. The Glazers own all the Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting rights of the Class A ones.

As of September 1, when the club’s most recent set of accounts were published, the breakdown on ownership above five per cent is:

Manchester United shareholders

 

Joel Glazer	1,707,614	3.94	21,899,366	18.3	17.79
Darcie Glazer	603,806	1.39	20,899,365	17.46	16.9
Kevin Glazer	N/A	N/A	20,899,366	17.46	16.85
Bryan Glazer	N/A	N/A	19,899,365	16.62	16.04
Edward Glazer	N/A	N/A	19,503,172	16.29	15.73
Avram Glazer	N/A	N/A	16,606,979	13.87	13.39
Lindsell Train Limited	11,567,199	26.72	N/A	N/A	0.93
Baron Capital Group, Inc	11,358,742	26.24	N/A	N/A	0.92
Massachusetts Financial Services Co	2,449,084	5.66	N/A	N/A	0.20

Since then, Edward and Kevin Glazer have sold a combined 9.5 million of their shares, which were converted to Class A on purchase, with Baron Capital Group becoming the largest shareholder outside the family, now owning 12,825,450, worth more than £145 million.

Additionally, according to reports, Ariel Investments has bought up a big tranche, now owning 5,971,625, equivalent to 13.8 per cent of all Class A shares.

Tybourne Capital Management (HK) Ltd, Invesco Capital Management LLC, and Jupiter Asset Management Ltd, all acquired more shares to move above the five per cent threshold requiring market confirmation, which will come in due course.

There are currently 20 further companies with shares in United, but the percentages change daily as trades are made on the market.

Board members and their roles

Avram Glazer – executive co-chairman

Joel Glazer – executive co-chairman

Edward Woodward – executive vice-chairman

Richard Arnold – group managing director

Cliff Baty – chief financial officer

Kevin Glazer – director

Bryan Glazer – director

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz – director

Edward Glazer – director

Robert Leitao –independent director

Manu Sawhney – independent director

John Hooks – independent director

 

Joel Glazer, Manchester United’s executive co-chairman (Photo: 2018 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

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NEWCASTLE UNITED

Who owns what?

The name of the companies that now own the club are Newcastle United Limited and Newcastle United Football Club Limited, 100 per cent of the shares in which were bought by the “Investment Group” (PZ Newco Limited), which comprises three parts:

Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, aka PIF (NCUK Investment Limited) — 80 per cent

PCP Capital Partners (Cantervale Limited and JV1 Limited) — 10 per cent

The Reuben brothers (RB Sports & Media Limited and JV1 Limited) — 10 per cent

PIF has the controlling, decisive stake, although PCP has the management contract to run the club day to day. Major decisions need input from all three, with PIF having the ultimate voice.

Board members and their roles

The new owners have only been in place for around a week and the board is expected to be expanded but, for now, there are three members:

Yasir Al-Rumayyan (governor of PIF) — non-executive chairman

Amanda Staveley (chief executive of PCP) — board member

Jamie Reuben (RB Sports & Media) — board member

Mehrdad Ghodoussi, a managing partner at PCP and also Staveley’s husband, is part of the ownership team but is not on the board. Lee Charnley remains the club’s managing director, at least for now, but is not on the board either.

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NORWICH CITY

Who owns what?

TV chef Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, who both turned 80 this year, currently own 53 per cent of the publicly available (but not stock market-traded) shares. They had owned as much as 63 per cent in 1998 but their stake has reduced as other shares have been released to help the club through some of its more tricky financial moments. 

There are now about 8,000 individual shareholdings in the club, many of them supporters. 

Norfolk businessman Michael Foulger is the second-largest shareholder, with approximately 15 per cent. An exact figure is difficult to arrive at, given that not all issued shares carry the right to a dividend. 

From there, the remaining largest holdings rest with other trusts and individuals that have held historical ties to the club.

The supporter-led Canaries Trust is the club’s 12th largest shareholder, with an ambition to break into the top 10. 

 

Norwich co-owners Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones lift the Championship trophy in 2019 (Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Images via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Delia Smith — joint majority shareholder 

Michael Wynn Jones — joint majority shareholder 

Michael Foulger — deputy chairman (there is no official chairman)

Stephan Phillips — director 

Tom Smith — director (Delia’s nephew)

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SOUTHAMPTON

Who owns what?

Through a holding company, St Mary’s Football Group Limited, Jisheng Gao owns an 80 per cent stake in the club.

Katharina Liebherr, daughter of Southampton’s late former owner Markus, retains the remaining 20 per cent after selling the majority to Gao’s company in 2017 for £210 million.

Board members and their roles:

Jisheng Gao — chairman

Nelly Gao — director

Martin Semmens — director and CEO

Toby Steele — director

David Thomas — director

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TOTTENHAM 

Who owns what?

ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited owns 85.55 per cent of Tottenham Hotspur Limited. 

Breaking that figure down, chairman Daniel Levy, according to the club’s website, and “certain members of his family are potential beneficiaries of a discretionary trust which ultimately owns 29.4 per cent of the share capital of ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited”.

Billionaire Joe Lewis, meanwhile, has an interest of 70.6 per cent of ENIC Sports and Development Holdings Limited.

The other 14.45 per cent of the club is owned by private shareholders, largely thought to be fans who purchased shares when they were available through a previous flotation on the London Stock Exchange. 

 

Tottenham” width=”2497″ height=”1698″ /> Tottenham’s majority owner Joe Lewis, left, in the stands with chairman Daniel Levy, whose family also have a stake in the club (Photo: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

Daniel Levy — chairman

Matthew Collecott — operations and finance director

Donna-Maria Cullen — executive director

Todd Kline — chief commercial officer

Rebecca Caplehorn — director of football administration and governance

Steve Hitchen — technical performance director

Jonathan Turner — non-executive director

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WATFORD

Who owns what?

Watford’s immediate parent company is Hornets Investment Ltd, registered in England & Wales.

The ultimate parent company and controlling party is Diversify Sport Investment, registered in Luxembourg.

The sole shareholder, and therefore the ultimate controlling party, is Gino Pozzo, an Italian businessman whose family also own Serie A side Udinese.

Board members and their roles

Gino Pozzo — owner

Sir Elton John CBE — honorary life-president

Scott Duxbury — chairman and chief executive

David Fransen — director

Stuart Timperley — director

Glyn Evans — director

Peter Wastall — company secretary

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WEST HAM

Who owns what?

David Sullivan and David Gold completed a takeover of West Ham United in January 2010. American billionaire J Albert ‘Tripp’ Smith subsequently bought a 10 per cent stake in the club four years ago.

Smith was co-founder of GSO Capital Partners, a financial company he sold to private equity firm The Blackstone Group in 2008 for around $1 billion. He is now a managing director of New York-based Blackstone.

The breakdown of the ownership goes: Sullivan 51.5 per cent, Gold 35.1 per cent, WHU LLC 10 per cent, other investors 3.4 per cent. Smith is the ultimate owner of WHU LLC.

 

Davids Gold, left, and Sullivan at the London Stadium for a West Ham home match (Photo: Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)

Board members and their roles

David Sullivan — co-chairman

David Gold — co-chairman

Karren Brady — vice-chair

Andy Mollett — chief financial officer

J Albert Smith — non-executive director

Daniel Harris — non-executive director

Tara Warren — executive director 

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WOLVES

Who owns what?

Wolves are 100 per cent owned by Fosun International, a Chinese conglomerate led by its chairman and co-founder Guo Guangchang. As the club website states: “The major ultimate shareholders of (Wolves) are chairman of Fosun Group, Guo Guangchang, CEO of Fosun Group Wang Qunbin and Liang Xinjun, who between them indirectly own the majority shareholding in the club.”

Board members and their roles

Jeff Shi — executive chairman

John Gough — director

John Bowater — director

(Lead pictures: Getty Images)

 

I niko da kupi fakin Notingem.

  On 17. 10. 2021. at 15:36, Lancia said:

I niko da kupi fakin Notingem.

 

Niko....

 

 

Pa de si bre majooo

Brentford ima najzdraviju vlasnicku strukturu. 

  On 17. 10. 2021. at 15:54, dragance said:

Brentford ima najzdraviju vlasnicku strukturu. 

Tako i igraju.

  On 17. 10. 2021. at 15:36, Lancia said:

I niko da kupi fakin Notingem.

Forest ili County?

I prekid utakmice

  On 17. 10. 2021. at 15:54, dragance said:

Brentford ima najzdraviju vlasnicku strukturu. 

U kom smislu ? Sto je zdravija od Brightona ili Crystal Palasa ili Norwicha ?

  On 17. 10. 2021. at 16:18, renne said:

I prekid utakmice

 

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Šta je bilo?

U publici je nekome pozlilo

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Šta oćeš bre?

Izašli su na zagrevanje, Žinola na SKY

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