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British Billionaire Strikes Deal to Acquire Minority Stake in Manchester United
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British Billionaire Strikes Deal to Acquire Minority Stake in Manchester United

Updated Dec. 24, 2023 11:47 am ETBritish billionaire Jim Ratcliffe agreed to buy a minority stake in Manchester United in a deal that values the renowned soccer club at around $6.3 billion including debt and ends more than a yearlong sales process.Manchester United said Ratcliffe will buy 25% of Manchester United’s nonvoting shares, which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and last traded at close to $20. He will pay $33 a share, the club said Sunday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
British Billionaire Strikes Deal to Acquire Minority Stake in Manchester United
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British Billionaire Strikes Deal to Acquire Minority Stake in Manchester United

Updated Dec. 24, 2023 10:58 am ETBritish billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has struck an agreement to buy a minority stake in Manchester United in a deal that values the renowned soccer club at around $6.3 billion including debt and ends more than a yearlong sales process.The deal is expected to be announced later Sunday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Manchester United Shareholders May Have Scored After All
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Manchester United Shareholders May Have Scored After All

Manchester United shareholders are acting like despondent soccer fans after video-refereeing technology disallows a goal. Yet they might still win the match.The British soccer club’s publicly traded Class A shares have lost roughly 10% of their value since the weekend, when it was widely reported that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is in talks to buy a 25% stake through his petrochemical company Ineos. The other bidder, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, dropped out.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8