Which owners?
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:17 amFor this poll, it is taken as a given that hicks and Gillet are out. So the question is :
Out of the two bidders, who would YOU prefer?
NESV Vs Peter Lim
Now both have said positive things to the press about taking LFC forward, BUT we all know that talk is cheap and actions speak louder then words. However at this moment in time all we have is words….
NESV
NESV is a 17-member consortium headed by John Henry, a former futures trader with an estimated wealth of $600m. Television producer Tom Werner and the New York Times Company also own shares. In 2002 they bought the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, and also own the New England Sports Network, Fenway Sports Group and Roush Fenway Racing.
NESV would not elaborate on the source of their funds but sources close to the deal said that they would raise £200m to pay off RBS with cash raised by the 17 members of the consortium.
By wiping the acquisition debt and injecting equity into Liverpool’s balance sheet, they should free up much of the club’s revenue to be reinvested into the team. There will be no lavish spending spree, but Liverpool should be competitive in the transfer market again.
Sources indicate that money for the stadium / redevelop Anfield will most likely be borrowed against the club
Peter Lim
A self-made man worth $1.5bn
Reports have claimed that Lim, like NESV, is offering to repay all of £200m of long-term debt, to take on £60m of other debt and to inject £40m of working capital. He has also claimed that this capital would come from his own fortune, rather than through borrowing.
Dan Roan is saying sources close to Lim guarantee there will be NO debt at any level within LFC even allowing for a new stadium
Summary
So neither is a real sugerdaddy like Chelsea or Arsenal have, but the main differences we can see at this stage is that Lim has more disposable cash and is willing to plow a lot of cash into LFC including a new stadium and keep the debt off the club.
NESV will not put any acquisition debt on the club, which (like Lim) allows all revenue to be reinvested, however reports indicate that any money for a new stadium and also large player purchases in the future may be with borrowed money.
NESV do have a background in sports, and building stadiums etc where as Peter Lim’s only connection to football is his Man Utd themed bars, but similar to the 2007 takeover, previous sports ownership does not necessarily translate, and also the utd sports bars are simply there as a money making venture. Chances are if Lim did end up buying us, it’d be in his interest to own LFC bars, which he may convert his utd bars to LFC ones, or he'd buy new bars for LFC themed bars – but who knows.
So who would you chose based on the information we have available to us?
Out of the two bidders, who would YOU prefer?
NESV Vs Peter Lim
Now both have said positive things to the press about taking LFC forward, BUT we all know that talk is cheap and actions speak louder then words. However at this moment in time all we have is words….
NESV
NESV is a 17-member consortium headed by John Henry, a former futures trader with an estimated wealth of $600m. Television producer Tom Werner and the New York Times Company also own shares. In 2002 they bought the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, and also own the New England Sports Network, Fenway Sports Group and Roush Fenway Racing.
NESV would not elaborate on the source of their funds but sources close to the deal said that they would raise £200m to pay off RBS with cash raised by the 17 members of the consortium.
By wiping the acquisition debt and injecting equity into Liverpool’s balance sheet, they should free up much of the club’s revenue to be reinvested into the team. There will be no lavish spending spree, but Liverpool should be competitive in the transfer market again.
Sources indicate that money for the stadium / redevelop Anfield will most likely be borrowed against the club
Peter Lim
A self-made man worth $1.5bn
Reports have claimed that Lim, like NESV, is offering to repay all of £200m of long-term debt, to take on £60m of other debt and to inject £40m of working capital. He has also claimed that this capital would come from his own fortune, rather than through borrowing.
Dan Roan is saying sources close to Lim guarantee there will be NO debt at any level within LFC even allowing for a new stadium
Summary
So neither is a real sugerdaddy like Chelsea or Arsenal have, but the main differences we can see at this stage is that Lim has more disposable cash and is willing to plow a lot of cash into LFC including a new stadium and keep the debt off the club.
NESV will not put any acquisition debt on the club, which (like Lim) allows all revenue to be reinvested, however reports indicate that any money for a new stadium and also large player purchases in the future may be with borrowed money.
NESV do have a background in sports, and building stadiums etc where as Peter Lim’s only connection to football is his Man Utd themed bars, but similar to the 2007 takeover, previous sports ownership does not necessarily translate, and also the utd sports bars are simply there as a money making venture. Chances are if Lim did end up buying us, it’d be in his interest to own LFC bars, which he may convert his utd bars to LFC ones, or he'd buy new bars for LFC themed bars – but who knows.
So who would you chose based on the information we have available to us?
