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Private equity individuals from US increasingly keen on buying English clubs

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Getty Images | Liverpool owner John W. Henry and wife, Linda Pizzuti sit on the bench prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Huddersfield Town at Anfield on April 26, 2019 in Liverpool. Henry is the sort of club owner that would likely increase in the future.

"There is now significant private equity investment entering the football economy," says top M&A lawyer from New York.

But one factor makes the purchase of English clubs tricky, and eager investors try to negotiate their way out of it.

Lower-league clubs are sometimes seen as great investments due to the potential for optimisation at these clubs.

18 November 2019 - 3:44 PM

By Jonathan Dyson

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