In a key business move, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the chairman of INEOS and a prominent British billionaire, has secured a 25% stake in the Premier League football club, Manchester United. This transaction, worth an estimated $1.3 billion, involved the acquisition of 25% of the club’s class B shares from the Glazer Family, Manchester United’s owners. Furthermore, Sir Ratcliffe intends to tender an offer for up to 25% of the publicly-listed class A shares, as shared in a statement by INEOS.
Guiding Sir Ratcliffe in this substantial investment were top global law firms Slaughter and May, Latham & Watkins, and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison. This transaction is set to encourage Sir Ratcliffe to gain a controlling stake in Manchester United’s football operations.
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