Takeover: The nationality of our new owners will be (approximately) ?

[The Esk]

Above all the excitement the same questions still exist on the nature of the takeover.

If you buy a majority stake in the club but not outright how do you fund the stadium, playing squad and working capital requirements of the business?

 

[Eggs]

....perhaps Arsenal will be our feeder club.

 

[Fresh Prince of Belle Val]

Someone explain why every is so happy about getting this Farhad guy instead of the Americans, please.

Because they are Americans. Only interested in making a profit from us. That's the true American Dream.

 

[bring the ghost on]

Above all the excitement the same questions still exist on the nature of the takeover.

If you buy a majority stake in the club but not outright how do you fund the stadium, playing squad and working capital requirements of the business?

There are lots of ways to do this. Investment by a shareholder could be ring-fenced and linked to priority returns on dividends, or it could be linked to future options to acquire a larger stake from other shareholders. A serious buyer who wants to put capital into the club will do so whilst gradually improving his own position.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Above all the excitement the same questions still exist on the nature of the takeover.

If you buy a majority stake in the club but not outright how do you fund the stadium, playing squad and working capital requirements of the business?

Once the majority shareholding is secured, then surely you'd expect for them to aim to complete a full equity purchase?

The starting point has to be buying out the main 3 stakeholders, I think it's too early to raise that question personally mate

 

[The Mighty Quint]

Be just like Everton to use the Yanks as a smokescreen and then be taken over by someone never linked before.

How many transfers do we see, linked to players for weeks then a player signs who's never been linked before.

Use the Yanks interest to flush out more buyers, never a better time to sell a Prem club with the money in the league now, and it's only going to keep growing as a league worldwide.

I'm sure Bill has a few interested parties, just needs to make sure he picks the right one, and I'm sure he will.

 

[orly]

Not being funny but if we are to have Persian owners, I'd much rather have someone who is one of the world's biggest landowners, persuasive negotiating skills and a single track mind for success

Note the new stadium may have obstructed views in the main stand (see horse A and B)

 

[Jeff Jones]

Chelsea and City were crap when they were picked.

Chelsea weren't crap then, imo. They'd been competitive and were improving, I thought.

 

[Jay]

First, Iranians are not Arabs

second, someone has to google a bit, does he have anything in Iran? Or he is just Iranian by origin and lives in Europe and all his money from businesses outside Iran?

 

[dandydan]

Heard from two different people in work we are about to be bought by an Arab billionaire. If they got that info from this thread in going to be hacked off big time.

 

[peteblue]

Be just like Everton to use the Yanks as a smokescreen and then be taken over by someone never linked before.

How many transfers do we see, linked to players for weeks then a player signs who's never been linked before.

Use the Yanks interest to flush out more buyers, never a better time to sell a Prem club with the money in the league now, and it's only going to keep growing as a league worldwide.

I'm sure Bill has a few interested parties, just needs to make sure he picks the right one, and I'm sure he will.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch a buyer by the toe.
If he hollers, let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe............

 

[BoysInBlue]

Have you included the £200m he just got for selling his stake in Arsenal?

Yes, because he'll use that £200m to buy EFC, leaving him with the £1.3 billion amount.

 

[peteblue]

First, Iranians are not Arabs

second, someone has to google a bit, does he have anything in Iran? Or he is just Iranian by origin and lives in Europe and all his money from businesses outside Iran?

He holds dual Iranian/British nationality.......

 

[BoysInBlue]

The story is in the Mail... Ha Ha ha

And the Telegraph, with more far more details on Moshiri.

 

[Jeff Jones]

.....surely if an announcement is imminent he's already analysed the club's accounts.

Everton's financial position is probably better than it has been for a long time, all things considered.