Following the collapse of The Friedkin Group’s planned takeover yesterday, rumours have emerged suggesting that Vici Private Finance will rekindle their long-standing interest in buying Everton Football Club.
London-based private equity group Vici Private Finance has previously been linked with a move to purchase the club and are now said to rekindling their interest.
After the ill-fated takeover bid by Farhad Moshiri’s preferred buyers, 777 Partners, collapsed last month, The Times reported that Vici Private Finance had now offered concrete terms to Moshiri, building on contact established months earlier.
The group is being advised by former Everton board member Keith Harris, and backed by at least two billionaires. Harris was previously chairman of the Football League and spent 6 years as Director of Wembley National Stadium until 2007. He joined the Everton Board in October 2016.
Harris, who was later appointed Deputy Chairman to Bill Kenwright, became noted as a broker in the sale and purchase of a number of football clubs, among them Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Swansea City, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Fulham, Manchester City, and is credited with bringing Farhad Moshiri to the table at Goodison Park leading to his purchase of a 49.9% stake in the Toffees in February 2016.