Saudi Investor buy 25% liverpool stock

[old skool tom]

Prince Faisal? he's as mysterious as this Alberto Aquailani fella!

 

*come to think of it,ever seen them in the same room?

[jackofdk]

Saudi league chief expects more investors

 

(UKPA) – 50 minutes ago

 

Take-overs at Manchester City and Portsmouth could lead to middle-eastern investors targeting another 10 English teams, according to the head of the Saudi Arabia league.

 

Ali Al Faraj's takeover at Pompey was announced this week, while Manchester City were bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008 - and Liverpool have recently been linked with investment from Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud.

 

"In one year's time, if there was no backfire and everyone is settled, I am sure at least 10 more investors will come," said Dr Hafez Al Medlej, chairman of the Saudi Professional League Commission. "Not necessarily to the Premier League. They might come and buy some clubs at the Championship level."

 

Al Medlej is excited by the middle-eastern investment in clubs but admits Portsmouth owner Al Faraj is not known in Saudi circles.

 

"I hope Al Faraj has success, but we never heard of this guy," he said at the Leaders In Football summit at Stamford Bridge. "I asked my friends and no-one knows him. For three days, I see there is no picture of him in the Saudi papers.

 

"If he comes with the money and leaves the management to those who know about it then that's good."

 

In contrast, Al Medlej is fully aware of Prince Faisal, who has been involved in discussions with George Gillett, one half of the American ownership with Texan Tom Hicks, about buying at least a part-share in Liverpool.

 

"They will benefit from the money that he will inject to the club," he added. "It will help them bring world-class players.

 

"They have Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard and if they bring in two more they will be hot favourites again to win the league, or the Champions League."

 

The Press Association: Saudi league chief expects more investors

 

The fresh prince is running a smooth propaganda machine, I must say.

[SpeedyG]

Princes are ten a penny over there aren't they?

 

1 in approx 3,700 apparently.:whistle:

[Redzawi]

Gelllite will arrive to saudi arabia next tuesday . Every nwespaper here talks about that ..

as reports say , he will visit Alshabab Club and Prince Sultan bin Fahad ( Chief of saudi football federation )

[Trucker Paddy]

Gelllite will arrive to saudi arabia next tuesday . Every nwespaper here talks about that ..

as reports say , he will visit Alshabab Club and Prince Sultan bin Fahad ( Chief of saudi football federation )

 

Is there any chance of this Saudi prince taken over us or is it a publicity stunt, does he have the money to own and take LFC to the next step, stadium etc.

[INTORRESTING]

Looks like an attempt by both of them to boost their profile and help start a bidding war for us, the yanks are the masters of inflating and distorting the reality with regard to the value of their assets.

 

Shirt deal, naming rights, linked to saudi's - it is all about drip feeding how well we are doing to reap the commercial rewards - The yanks are going nowhere imo. They are looking to try and get the stadium built for free and then they will start making serious money whilst letting Rafa finish in the top 4 , i am not sure we have many more to go considering we have a sell to buy policy.

 

Maybe some of the ones we have sold would have come good by now, squad players need longer to find their feet and know their place in the team,

[Redzawi]

Is there any chance of this Saudi prince taken over us or is it a publicity stunt, does he have the money to own and take LFC to the next step, stadium etc.

 

the prince answered this question , when he was a guest in Alarabiya Interview with Battal

 

 

battal : Your company F6 has not completed its first year so far, you are able to pay half a Billion dollars for owning Liverpool?

 

Prince: Investment process in the field of sports does not need to be own billion or two billion. The question is how to end the deal and cooperate in investment firms, whether banks or investors and represent them in the purchase of shares. F6 investment company belongs to a wider range of investors in the sports field and we are represented .

We manage funds for investors as well as our investment parties in Switzerland, as well as the two banks will provide their services to us

We launched the negotiations before 4 months, but became serious in the last days

 

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As I know , he does not rich enough to buy shares in LFC . But who knows ?

Ali Alfaraj ( new owner of portsmouth ) does not known here as a rich man at all and I'm still suprised how did he bought portsmouth !!

 

I think after Tuesday the image will be clear and I'll post here every TV report or newspaper report and we will see

[Trucker Paddy]

the prince answered this question , when he was a guest in Alarabiya Interview with Battal

 

 

battal : Your company F6 has not completed its first year so far, you are able to pay half a Billion dollars for owning Liverpool?

 

Prince: Investment process in the field of sports does not need to be own billion or two billion. The question is how to end the deal and cooperate in investment firms, whether banks or investors and represent them in the purchase of shares. F6 investment company belongs to a wider range of investors in the sports field and we are represented .

We manage funds for investors as well as our investment parties in Switzerland, as well as the two banks will provide their services to us

We launched the negotiations before 4 months, but became serious in the last days

 

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As I know , he does not rich enough to buy shares in LFC . But who knows ?

Ali Alfaraj ( new owner of portsmouth ) does not known here as a rich man at all and I'm still suprised how did he bought portsmouth !!

 

I think after Tuesday the image will be clear and I'll post here every TV report or newspaper report and we will see

 

Cheers mate, thanks for the info

[Vulmea]

What little I Know about Saudi

 

There are several thousand princes - those in line for the throne get to be called Royal highness those who aren't just get called highness

 

The current King has about 20 brothers the youngest in his 60's all could potentially be King but its not thought likely considered a backward step

 

Next in line are the sons and grandsons of the current king - which is about another 100 - fertile so and so the king - although probably just a dozen are thought suitable candidates - all of these get the tag royal highness

 

all the other sons and grandsons are also called 'princes' but - the lad linked with us is potentially one of these or an even more distant relative from branches even further back - all of these beauts get called highness -

 

Given the royal family has an estimated wealth of 1,000,000,000,000 - thats a million million - even little fish could be exceedingly wealthy but the chances are the lads just a humble multi millionaire - but he would have a lot of friends............

 

maybe redzawi could shed some light on where the lad ranks in the scheme of things

 

some of the more powerful princes aren't in line for the throne in fact it sometimes helps to say you aren't interested...........

[INTORRESTING]

I think we will see plenty giving it the talk, getting hold of clubs and then flogging them pretty soon after, the clubs are just business commodities now and a high profile casualty is only round the corner

[ratcatcher]

Is there any chance of this Saudi prince taken over us or is it a publicity stunt, does he have the money to own and take LFC to the next step, stadium etc.

 

Next to zero chance I think. The 2 owners want silly money for the club laden with debt. He's already let it be known he isnt going to bale these two out saying they need to reduce the debt which they cant do.

 

The 2 owners also want a minority stakeholder to inject serious money into the club (over £100m) while being a minority shareholder. No one in their right mind would do that.

[INTORRESTING]

Next to zero chance I think. The 2 owners want silly money for the club laden with debt. He's already let it be known he isnt going to bale these two out saying they need to reduce the debt which they cant do.

 

The 2 owners also want a minority stakeholder to inject serious money into the club (over £100m) while being a minority shareholder. No one in their right mind would do that.

 

Unless he gets his car team plastered all over the new anfield or gets a year shirt sponsorship etc? If he links up with us commercially it may be viable. More money than sense would help though!

[Thomo123]

By the sounds of it the prince is merely an ambassodor for a pretty wealthy group of investers. If he is a prince then he will obviously have the contacts within the saudi royal family to obtain suitable backers. There are middle eastern investment groups with fingers in pies all over the world....maybe like horse racing football is the new plaything, a way to entertain themselves who knows. If as the article above suggests there are 10 or so willing suitors to premier league clubs then the league will merely become a competition between extremely rich people!

[ratcatcher]

Unless he gets his car team plastered all over the new anfield or gets a year shirt sponsorship etc? If he links up with us commercially it may be viable. More money than sense would help though!

 

Any shirt deal is 5 years in the future! Stadium? Probably as far away as ever.

[Redzawi]

maybe redzawi could shed some light on where the lad ranks in the scheme of things

 

The current king is Abdullah has a brother called Abdulrahman

Prince Abdulrahman has a son called Mohammed

Prince Mohammed has a son called Abdullah

Prince Abdullah has a son called Fahad

Prince Fahad has a son called Faisal .. That is him

So, he is only " Prince " , does not have Highness tittle . The Highness tittle only given to 1st and 2 nd generations of royal family . as I said before , he is not important and famous prince here in Saudi Arabia

[Unrighteous]

I don't think Faisal is wealthy enough for this to be a real thing. I reckon this is just a PR stunt by both sides.

[JMARKH]

will this ever end

[Redzawi]

Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulla, who has expressed an interest in becoming an investor at Liverpool, has said he would be unwilling to buy into the club if the debts are too high. Barry Didato, director of strategic investments for the Saudi prince's investment vehicle F6, has claimed that Prince Faisal may consider buying out the shareholdings of co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks in full, although the Americans last month denied they were in talks with the prince to sell 50% of the club.

 

Didato said today that Prince Faisal is still keen on investing in Liverpool but that he has no interest in becoming involved in the relationship between Gillett and Hicks, which has not always run smoothly.

 

"His Highness's shareholding could go from anything from nought to 100%," Didato told BBC Sport. "But he cannot be seen as a solution to the debt or problems in the existing relationship between the owners.

 

"His Highness would not want to get involved in the [problems between the pair], he is not a marriage counsellor. The debt has to be at a manageable level before Prince Faisal would invest and the current level is high. He cannot be looked to as someone who is going to clean up the balance sheet – Gillett has to deal with this."

 

Gillett and Hicks last week issued a joint statement, stressing that any talks to bring in new investment were "at an early stage".

 

Prince Faisal recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Gillett regarding the American's Nascar interests and to sponsor Liverpool youth academies in Saudi Arabia and north Africa. However, neither Hicks nor Gillett are believed to view Prince Faisal as a serious investor in Liverpool despite the fact that their search for new investment partners has now intensified. The Americans are under pressure from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia to reduce the club's debt which, following the latest refinancing deal in July, now stands at around £245m.

 

My Football News Link - Liverpool suitors warn they will not buy club if debts are too high

[ratcatcher]

The current king is Abdullah has a brother called Abdulrahman

Prince Abdulrahman has a son called Mohammed

Prince Mohammed has a son called Abdullah

Prince Abdullah has a son called Fahad

Prince Fahad has a son called Faisal .. That is him

So, he is only " Prince " , does not have Highness tittle . The Highness tittle only given to 1st and 2 nd generations of royal family . as I said before , he is not important and famous prince here in Saudi Arabia

 

Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulla, who has expressed an interest in becoming an investor at Liverpool, has said he would be unwilling to buy into the club if the debts are too high. Barry Didato, director of strategic investments for the Saudi prince's investment vehicle F6, has claimed that Prince Faisal may consider buying out the shareholdings of co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks in full, although the Americans last month denied they were in talks with the prince to sell 50% of the club.

 

Didato said today that Prince Faisal is still keen on investing in Liverpool but that he has no interest in becoming involved in the relationship between Gillett and Hicks, which has not always run smoothly.

 

"His Highness's shareholding could go from anything from nought to 100%," Didato told BBC Sport. "But he cannot be seen as a solution to the debt or problems in the existing relationship between the owners.

 

"His Highness would not want to get involved in the [problems between the pair], he is not a marriage counsellor. The debt has to be at a manageable level before Prince Faisal would invest and the current level is high. He cannot be looked to as someone who is going to clean up the balance sheet – Gillett has to deal with this."

 

Gillett and Hicks last week issued a joint statement, stressing that any talks to bring in new investment were "at an early stage".

 

Prince Faisal recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Gillett regarding the American's Nascar interests and to sponsor Liverpool youth academies in Saudi Arabia and north Africa. However, neither Hicks nor Gillett are believed to view Prince Faisal as a serious investor in Liverpool despite the fact that their search for new investment partners has now intensified. The Americans are under pressure from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia to reduce the club's debt which, following the latest refinancing deal in July, now stands at around £245m.

 

My Football News Link - Liverpool suitors warn they will not buy club if debts are too high

 

You just said he wasnt 'His Highness' in the first post yet his aide constantly refers to him as 'His Highness' in the second which has been on the BBC LFC page all day.

[Redzawi]

You just said he wasnt 'His Highness' in the first post yet his aide constantly refers to him as 'His Highness' in the second which has been on the BBC LFC page all day.

 

He works with him. so, he will flatter him :P

but as official way , he is called " Prince " only

[Code]

Whats the difference in age from Prince Abdulrahman to Prince Faisal?

[Guest Ulysses Everett McGill]

Liverpool debt scaring off new investors | Liverpool - Times Online

 

Liverpool debt scaring off new investors

 

Liverpool’s high level of debt is scaring off bidders for the club. The Times understands that a number of potential buyers have been deterred because the club are more than £245 million in the red.

 

Yesterday, an official acting for F6, the investment vehicle of Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud dampened speculation about a possible takeover by the member of the Saudi Royal Family. “The debt has to be at a manageable level before Prince Faisal would invest and the current level is high,” Barry Didato said.

 

A number of interested parties have arrived at the same conclusion over the past few weeks as George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, Liverpool’s American co-owners, have increased the pace in their quest to find a buyer. Potential investors from India, Europe and at least one other Middle Eastern country have backed away from negotiations because the Anfield club is so deep in debt.

 

Didato placed the responsibility for the £245 million squarely on the owners. “His Highness cannot be looked to as someone who is going to clean up the balance sheet,” the F6 director of strategic investments said. “Gillett has to deal with this.”

 

The Americans need to pay back loans to the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia by next summer and are desperate either to sell or raise new investment. However, Gillett and Hicks are pursuing separate strategies in the search for fresh cash. Despite a joint statement issued last week confirming that the hunt for new resources was on, the co-owners are pulling in different directions.

 

The lack of harmony between the pair has also discouraged buyers. “His Highness would not want to get involved in the [problems between the Americans], he is not a marriage counsellor,” Didato said. “He cannot be seen as a solution to the debt or problems in the existing relationship between the owners.”

 

With the plans for a new stadium on hold because of the credit crunch, a number of the bidders have indicated that they would prefer to inject capital into the club rather than pay down the debt. With the asking price for the club at more than £500 million, there appears little prospect of an immediate sale.

 

Sources at Anfield have played down the seriousness of the Saudi interest in the club, despite the public statements that have continued to come out of the Middle East. However, F6 remains in negotiations with Gillett and is co-operating in the establishment of Liverpool academies in the Middle East and plans to bring Nascar, the American motor-racing series, to the region.

 

“His Highness does not need to be a majority shareholder and a takeover has not been his focus,” Didato said. “His shareholding could go from anything from nought to 100 per cent.”

[G Richards]

G&H need to include the debt in the price they obtain for the club. So, if they are after £500M, then it should be £500M with the debt paid off. We should never lose sight of the fact that they loaded us with the debt. Just because they appear to have increased revenue streams (and to be honest, it would have been difficult not to, given the continuing prominence of the game and the incompetence of Moores and Parry), it should never be forgotten that they loaded us with all this debt, bar a small amount they inherited from Moores.

 

£250M for the whole club, and the new owner takes on the £245M debt. Or £500M and the debt is wiped clean. That sort of level seems about right, if a little high, given the stadium still needs to be built.

 

It seems G&H want something like £500M AND they want the new man to take on the £245M debt. That is ridiculous.

[JMARKH]

Liverpool debt scaring off new investors | Liverpool - Times Online

 

Liverpool debt scaring off new investors

 

Liverpool’s high level of debt is scaring off bidders for the club. The Times understands that a number of potential buyers have been deterred because the club are more than £245 million in the red.

 

Yesterday, an official acting for F6, the investment vehicle of Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud dampened speculation about a possible takeover by the member of the Saudi Royal Family. “The debt has to be at a manageable level before Prince Faisal would invest and the current level is high,” Barry Didato said.

 

A number of interested parties have arrived at the same conclusion over the past few weeks as George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, Liverpool’s American co-owners, have increased the pace in their quest to find a buyer. Potential investors from India, Europe and at least one other Middle Eastern country have backed away from negotiations because the Anfield club is so deep in debt.

 

Didato placed the responsibility for the £245 million squarely on the owners. “His Highness cannot be looked to as someone who is going to clean up the balance sheet,” the F6 director of strategic investments said. “Gillett has to deal with this.”

 

The Americans need to pay back loans to the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia by next summer and are desperate either to sell or raise new investment. However, Gillett and Hicks are pursuing separate strategies in the search for fresh cash. Despite a joint statement issued last week confirming that the hunt for new resources was on, the co-owners are pulling in different directions.

 

The lack of harmony between the pair has also discouraged buyers. “His Highness would not want to get involved in the [problems between the Americans], he is not a marriage counsellor,” Didato said. “He cannot be seen as a solution to the debt or problems in the existing relationship between the owners.”

 

With the plans for a new stadium on hold because of the credit crunch, a number of the bidders have indicated that they would prefer to inject capital into the club rather than pay down the debt. With the asking price for the club at more than £500 million, there appears little prospect of an immediate sale.

 

Sources at Anfield have played down the seriousness of the Saudi interest in the club, despite the public statements that have continued to come out of the Middle East. However, F6 remains in negotiations with Gillett and is co-operating in the establishment of Liverpool academies in the Middle East and plans to bring Nascar, the American motor-racing series, to the region.

 

“His Highness does not need to be a majority shareholder and a takeover has not been his focus,” Didato said. “His shareholding could go from anything from nought to 100 per cent.”

 

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the sharks strike again.

[Delmar]

Whats the difference in age from Prince Abdulrahman to Prince Faisal?

 

That's what struck me, as well, there are quite a few generations involved.