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  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Pittsburgh Penguins valued at more than $850m in Fenway Sports deal

    Owner of Liverpool FC and Red Sox looks to expand into professional hockey with purchase of storied team

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    LeBron James
    LeBron James’s media group gets backing from Nike and RedBird Capital

    Deal also involves Fenway and values SpringHill at $725m

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    Sport
    Liverpool FC owner FSG seeks new teams and possible listing

    Group will use investment from LeBron James and RedBird to buy teams in other leagues

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Liverpool FC owner valued at $7.4bn in deal with LeBron James and RedBird

    Deal will give basketball star a minority position in Fenway Sports Group, which also owns Boston Red Sox

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Liverpool Football Club
    Talks end on blank-cheque deal for Liverpool FC

    Ownership group behind football club and Boston Red Sox considers selling minority stake instead

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    Sport
    Private capital’s rush into the business of sport

    Institutional investors see long-term opportunities from short-term disruption, but there are risks

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    John Henry (Businessperson)
    John Henry: a data-driven sports fan ponders the stock market

    He won trophies with Liverpool and the Red Sox. Now the former trader is thinking of going public

  • Saturday, 10 October, 2020
    Liverpool Football Club
    Liverpool FC and Boston Red Sox owner looks at stock market listing

    John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group in talks to merge with blank-cheque company at $8bn valuation

  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    Football
    Liverpool win English football title for first time in 30 years

    Long wait for victory, delayed by pandemic, ends after Man City lose to Chelsea behind closed doors

  • Friday, 8 February, 2019
    Liverpool Football Club
    Liverpool nets football’s largest annual profit

    English club chasing first Premier League title in 29 years breaks £100m barrier

  • Monday, 22 August, 2016
    FTfmJonathan Guthrie
    Gulf mixer turns Chinese fixer

    Amanda Staveley is key in Chinese group’s move on Liverpool FC

  • Monday, 22 August, 2016
    News in-depthSport
    Liverpool fans cautious about prospect of new overseas investors

    Supporters keen for more details about interest from consortium involving state-backed Chinese group

  • Saturday, 20 August, 2016
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Liverpool FC owners hire advisers after Chinese approach

    Lucrative media rights have drawn international investors to Premier League clubs 

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2016
    News in-depthUK business & economy
    English Premier League clubs risk own-goal if prices shoot up

    As TV money floods into top clubs, fans say more must be done to keep them onside

  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2014
    Sport
    Liverpool FC aims for commercial success off the pitch
  • Wednesday, 14 May, 2014
    Sport
    Liverpool misses glory – but takes cash prize
  • Tuesday, 4 March, 2014
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Liverpool FC risks breaching rules after loss widens
  • Friday, 5 July, 2013
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Liverpool bosses play the long game
  • Wednesday, 16 May, 2012
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Dalglish contract terminated by FSG
  • Friday, 11 May, 2012
    US & Canadian companies
    NY Times sells last of Fenway shares
  • Sunday, 11 March, 2012
    Sport
    Liverpool’s cup success fires up US owners
  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2012
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Business leaders in push to promote Liverpool
  • Wednesday, 5 October, 2011
    Middle East protests
    Corporate law: lawyers in the limelight

    Some of the most innovative deals of the past year have also been the most visible. Here is an explanation of the back-room negotiations that became global news

  • Monday, 29 August, 2011
    UK companies
    Broughton signals return to the field

    BA chairman considers raising capital through special fund

  • Friday, 19 August, 2011
    US & Canadian companies
    A beautiful game for rich non-Europeans
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