8th news, according to the latest report from British media, as the US capital led by Hongbird approaches to acquire Serie A champion AC Milan for 1.2 billion euros, Lakers star LeBron James will become the small boss of AC Milan, and before that, he has been the small boss of 3 sports clubs including Liverpool .
According to the British " Financial Times ", James , Canadian rappers Drake and New York Yankees will participate in the acquisition of AC Milan Club for 1.2 billion euros.
Financial Times reporters Samuel Agini, James Fontanella-Kahn and Sara Germano jointly reported, "Two people who know the matter directly said that the New York Yankees Rod and Los Angeles Investment Fund are investing in AC Milan Club with the US private equity group Redbird, which is close to being acquired, with a purchase price of up to 1.2 billion euros. James and Drake are passive investors, and they have not directly invested."
The acquisition has reached a preliminary agreement in June and is expected to be completed in September and will be officially finalized within a few days. It is reported that among the 1.2 billion euros acquisition funds raised by Hongniao Capital this time, the capital involved includes Main Street Advisors. This is an investment fund in Los Angeles, and the investors behind it include the Yankee Baseball Club in New York, basketball superstar LeBron James, rap superstar Drake, and famous music producer Jimmy Iovine.
In addition, according to people familiar with the matter, James, Jimmy Iovine and Drake are passive investors of Main Street Advisors Fund and have not directly invested.
If the acquisition is successful, James will become the small owner of four sports clubs. The other three teams are: Liverpool Football Club ( Premier League ), Boston Red Sox ( Baseball ), and Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey).
In response to this, netizens said, " Lao Zhan is just a fund-based LP of a spv company. This cannot be called a boss. Because I have no say... "This is no different from buying stocks and letting go of the dividends." "Can I be understood as a shareholder of Moutai?" "Successful player, successful businessman" "Zhan is awesome, ready for retirement career, and the next acquisition of a team of NBA." "It's just an investment, no real power." "I'm all He is a shareholder of ten listed companies, including PetroChina, Sinopec , Gree , Aerospace Technology ..., am I proud! " "Don't come, I don't make a fortune by embracing my thighs", "How can I do James?" "Send me the business plan to see it", "The one who makes the most money in the NBA." "Aren't James also a small shareholder of the Red Army ? The Red Army and Milan are the two shareholders of this year's Champions League finals in Istanbul..." "Milan is about to revival, and he has always had a good investment vision."