Barbarians at the turnstile

27 November 2019 By Clara Ferreira Marques

Silver Lake is buying about 10% of the Premier League club’s owner, valuing the global soccer conglomerate at an eye-popping $4.8 bln. Victory on the pitch won’t be enough to satisfy the buyout shop’s investment goals. That may take winning in streaming, e-sports and even China.

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U.S.-based private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to invest $500 million in Manchester City’s owner in a deal that values City Football Group at $4.8 billion. Silver Lake Managing Partner Egon Durban will join the company’s board.

In 2015, China Media Capital led a consortium that paid $400 million for a 13% stake, valuing City Football Group at more than $3 billion.

Silver Lake will own just over 10% of the company and Chinese investors led by China Media Capital about 12%. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan’s Abu Dhabi United Group will hold the rest.

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