London Businessman Vatche Manoukian bids to buy Everton Soccer Club
YEREVAN (ARMENPRESS) — A consortium led by the London-based businessman Vatche Manoukian has reportedly entered the running to buy Everton Football Club after the collapse of 777 Partners’ proposed takeover, the Guardian reported.
Manoukian, a partner at the tech investment firm IMS Digital Ventures, has made a £400m bid to buy the club alongside investors from the US and the Gulf, according to the Athletic.
The interest from multiple parties comes after the period of exclusivity between the club’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, and 777 Partners, a US investment group, expired on June 1, with Everton subsequently declaring they would “assess all options for future ownership,” the Guardian wrote.
According to the IMS Digital Ventures website, Manoukian began his career in the UK as a lawyer “before moving to the US to help a private family office build, develop and operate one of the largest and most successful gaming and entertainment companies in the world”.
