Farhad Moshiri has reportedly received another bid for his majority stake in Everton, this time from Vici Private Finance which is backed by two billionaires.
According to reports, most notably from Paul Joyce in The Times, the UK-based group is being advised by former Blues director, Keith Harris, and has revived its interest in the Club after holding preliminary discussions with Moshiri “several months ago”.
Joyce suggests that the offer from Vici, a newly-established “multi-family office of investment funds … supported by two western hemisphere billionaire owners’ funds” involves no further debt or other external funding and has shown proof of funds totalling £1bn.
Like that from the consortium led by Vatche Manoukian, Vici’s bid is said to meet Moshiri’s valuation of the Club and “includes provision for short-term funding before completion to stabilise the club’s finances and an additional commitment towards restructuring and clearing debts.”
In addition, the group has apparently opened dialogue with the local council about the further regeneration of the area around the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Vici Private Finance’s filing at Companies House from December last year lists two directors by the name of Mark Ward (50) and Owen Bolt (60).