Liverpool owners seal £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium that includes Jeff Bezos
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Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, has confirmed it has agreed the sale of 30% of the club to a consortium including Amit Bhatia, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The deal is understood to be worth £1.65bn, valuing Liverpool at £5.5bn, and will see Bhatia become the club’s new vice-chair on an expanded board.Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, initiated and led talks with FSG on behalf of the 1892 Holdings consortium, a reference to Liverpool’s founding year.
The transaction does not compel FSG to sell more of the club to 1892 at a future date, or include obligations for 1892 to increase their stake, but it does give Bhatia’s consortium options to purchase more of Liverpool should the majority owners eventually decide to sell.It is the makeup of Bhatia’s consortium, rather than any financial need, that FSG claim attracted them to the British-Indian businessman’s proposal. The FSG leadership team of principal owner John W Henry, chair Tom Werner and president Mike Gordon have spent almost a year getting to know Bhatia and believe the deal will create further opportunities for Liverpool in global business, technology and investment, including in the important markets of India and Asia.The sale will have no impact on Liverpool’s transfer budget or strategy for this summer.
Liverpool’s annual revenue increased to a record £703m in the year ending May 2025.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotionSpeaking on behalf of 1892 Holdings, Bhatia said: “We are incredibly proud to be investing in Liverpool Football Club and to be doing so alongside FSG. We are making this investment because we believe deeply in Liverpool and its leadership, and we look forward to supporting the club’s continued success for years to come.”Bhatia was involved in QPR for almost 19 years and took on numerous roles, from chair of the club to chair of the club’s community trust, until transferring his shareholding in July.