MSP goes to investors in America and asks for money to buy sports franchises/teams. The partners in MSP invest alongside the schlubs. The investments are structured in such a way that not all of the money is invested at once. It usually happens over 2-10 years. In this case, the money was to be invested over 3 calendar years, most likely over 30 months. The pitch is - give us $3 million, but we only need $1 million today. We’ll ask for another $1 million in the Spring of 2024 and another $1 million in the Spring of 2025.
Everton itself is worth nothing. I am sure there are assets that could be sold off but this was always about buying a team that would print money in the new stadium and be a commercial success at BMD.