Clifford Chance advises EE Capital as Fenway Sports Group agrees strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised EE Capital, the family office of Elaine and Eduardo Saverin and an investor in 1892 Holdings, on its investment in Liverpool F.C. 1892 Holdings is a consortium led and managed by Amit Bhatia, with investments from Amit Bhatia and the Mittal Family Trusts, K5 Sports (a K5 Global Fund), with Jeff Bezos as the lead investor in the K5 Sports fund and EE Capital.

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a global sports, media, entertainment, and real estate company, has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of a minority equity stake in Liverpool F.C. to 1892 Holdings. FSG continues to retain majority ownership and operational control of Liverpool F.C.

The strategic investment supports Liverpool F.C.’s long-term growth ambitions by bringing together experts from across global business, technology, and investment. The consortium partners will work with FSG and the club’s leadership team to evaluate opportunities that enhance the team’s objectives on and off the pitch.

The Clifford Chance team advising EE Capital was led by Partners Neil Barlow and Eric Schaffer, with Katherine Moir and Todd Lowther.

The team included Katerina Papacosma, Austin Johnson, Ariel Cohen, Antonio Folgore, Jamie Andrew, Xue Zhang, Ira Aghai, Kieran Mathiak, Daryl Liu, Syafiq Poh, Rachel Tong and Amanda Teh.

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