Ex-Man Utd and Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon ‘leading consortium in talks for sensational Everton takeover’
EX-MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is reportedly the front man for the consortium that are trying to buy Everton.
He is part of a group that includes chief executive of Minneapolis-based Talon Real Estate Maciek Kaminski and American businessman John Thornton.
And The Telegraph states that it is being advised by investment specialist Michael Klein and US law firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges.
Current Everton owner Farhad Moshiri values the club at over £500m, which takes into account their debt.
This report claims that “heads of terms have been signed” although talks are still at a “relatively early stage”.
And the consortium could demand that they get some guarantees should the Premier League club get a points deduction or large fine over Financial Fair Play issues.
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However, the Goodison Park club are adamant they have not broken any regulations.
Kenyon, who is based in Jersey, has advised a number of clubs and owners over recent years with his company Opto Advisers involved in takeovers of both Wolves and Paris Saint-Germain.
Klein acted as an adviser to the Sir Martin Broughton-fronted bid that tried to buy Chelsea.
Thornton is the executive chairman of Barrick Gold. They are one of biggest mining companies on the planet and are worth £31 billion.
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He is also the non-executive chairman of PineBridge Investments having previously been co-president of Goldman Sachs until 2003.
Everton manager Frank Lampard also knows Kenyon well from his playing days at Chelsea.
And he is expected to be given the vote of confidence to continue in the dug-out at Goodison if the takeover goes through.
Moshiri has overseen a £500m transfer outlay since his arrival in 2016.
But the Blues’ current owner apologised to supporters last week after the club only just avoided relegation last term.