Hank Scorpio Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, est1874 said: A trumped-up investment fund. Great, we are Spurs. They don't own villa. What are you on about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Didn't expect that! Could possibly explain the investment. Edited December 15, 2023 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Strog said: More about them here https://www.atairos.com/about-us/ It appears they are some sort of investment firm so maybe it’s a good thing. Investment. Ticket prices up another 20% then so they can make some money on their investment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I suspected that eventually we'd get some more investment in to make us even stronger. Similarly to how the likes of Man City have investment from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 NSWE haven't sold any part of the club to them, they are just providing some sort of funding. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Is it risky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I suspected that eventually we'd get some more investment in to make us even stronger. Similarly to how the likes of Man City have investment from China. Also great for people to have something they don't actually understand, to moan about until Brentford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: Is it risky? Depends on your definition of risk. They'll be taking money back out at some point, as that's what investment firms do. As usual the historical record on this will depend on how successful we are in the interim. If we continue performing and improving, great. If not, people will soon change their tune. Make no mistake, investment firms are vultures one way or another. Edited December 15, 2023 by est1874 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycv Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I think this is being used to raise funding for the North Stand and other Villa Park improvements - it says the money will be used to fund growth and infrastructure investment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: They don't own villa. What are you on about. They didn't own Spurs originally either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Would assume this third party is jumping on board the ownership team to fund the expansion of Villa park. The money would be in the right ball park for that I imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strog Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: Investment. Ticket prices up another 20% then so they can make some money on their investment? Of course they will get money back at some point. Who knows if ticket prices get pumped, hope not but these are business people. I suppose if we are serious about competing then further funds are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Well I guess we now know where the £80m share capital has come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thabucks Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Surely this is better than a bank loan with high interest charges & repayments ? In time they will maybe get an equity stake in lieu of repayment in V-Sports Group? The growth potential is obvious and we are owned by serious business men here not some mad chinaman… This can only be good for us Edited December 15, 2023 by thabucks 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, thabucks said: Surely this is better than a bank loan with high interest charges & repayments ? In time they will maybe get an equity stake in lieu of repayment in V-Sports Group? The growth potential is obvious and we are owned by serious business men here not some mad chinaman… This can only be good for us Not sure about better than a loan, but definitely better than selling our future (as yet unearned) TV rights to fund it like a certain Spanish club have done. Edited December 15, 2023 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted December 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2023 Atairos will look good on the new Nike shirts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I don't know a huge amount on finances but looks like this is a way to get new capital into the club, perhaps to go around the FFP rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 A little bit frustrating that after all our owners have done for us, it seems like people are still just waiting for an opportunity to give them shit for something. I may be naive but I have complete trust that everything they do is for the benefit of the club. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mic09 Posted December 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, MSvillain said: A little bit frustrating that after all our owners have done for us, it seems like people are still just waiting for an opportunity to give them shit for something. I may be naive but I have complete trust that everything they do is for the benefit of the club. Investment Firm: Hey Aston Villa, we shall give you £x over the next 3 years, in return we would like % of profit from that investment. We can come to an arrangement that's beneficial to Aston Villa and to us. Aston Villa Fans : those evil bastards. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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