Everton FC
The Friedkin Group acquisition · 16 Sept 2024
- Buyer
- The Friedkin Group
- Seller
- Farhad Moshiri (via Blue Heaven Holdings Limited)
- Stake acquired
- 98.8%
- Control
- Yes
- Reported consideration
- Undisclosed
- Implied equity value
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- League
- Premier League
- Country
- England
- Confidence
- MEDIUM
The Friedkin Group acquired a 98.8% majority stake in Everton FC from Farhad Moshiri (via Blue Heaven Holdings Limited), announced 16 Sept 2024, closing 19 Dec 2024.
The purchase consideration was not disclosed. Reporting placed the club's value at ~€464m. €183m of debt was assumed or restructured.
Nearest pre-acquisition revenue was €200m (FY 2022/23).
- Announced
- 16 Sept 2024
- Closed
- 19 Dec 2024
- Stake after transaction
- 98.8%
- Status
- completed
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Commitments are not purchase price and not valuation
Nearest pre-acquisition financial year: 2022/23
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The Friedkin Group's Roundhouse Capital Holdings acquired 98.8% of Everton FC from Farhad Moshiri's Blue Heaven Holdings, completing 19 December 2024 after Premier League, FA, WPLL and FCA approvals. No party disclosed an official equity purchase price; media (BBC, widely syndicated) put the overall deal 'in excess of £400m', which we record as a REPORTED reported_club_valuation, not a consideration figure — it is unclear whether this £400m+ figure is equity consideration, enterprise value, or a blended estimate, so we deliberately do not relabel it.
- Premier League — "Everton confirm takeover by The Friedkin Group" ↗Tier 2 · primary league
2024-12-19 — “Confirms Roundhouse Capital Holdings Limited (an entity within The Friedkin Group) acquired a 98.8% stake in Everton from Farhad Moshiri's Blue Heaven Holdings, completed 19 December 2024, with approvals from Premier League, WPLL, FA and FCA.”
2024-12-19 — “Confirms completion details and notes Moshiri had increased his stake to 94.1% with a £100m capital injection by Jan 2022 (context on seller's prior position); does not disclose the Friedkin consideration figure.”
2024-12-19 — “Reports BBC's figure that the deal 'was worth in excess of £400 million ($506 million)'.”
- ToffeeWeb — "Friedkin Group cover Everton debt to MSP Sports Capital as part of takeover negotiations" ↗Tier 4 · specialist media
2024-10-01 — “Friedkin Group paid off the £158m MSP Sports Capital loan and took over MSP's charge over Everton Stadium Co Ltd, per Companies House filings, plus ~£40m extra short-term operating funds — a Premier League precondition for approving the takeover.”
- TheBusinessDesk.com — "Everton cuts annual losses, boosts revenue and contemplates stable future" ↗Tier 4 · specialist media
2025-03-28 — “Reports a £14.7m increase in turnover to £186.9m for FY2023/24, implying FY2022/23 turnover of £172.2m; also references the seventh consecutive loss and the Friedkin takeover context.”