Dubai International Capital, the investment firm bidding to takeover Liverpool
F.C., is planning to sell the FA Premier League club for an immense profit by
2014 according to a document leaked to the media.
According to the document, intended for circulation among possible investors
into the DIC consortium, the takeover is meant as a short-term acquisition and
sale process as opposed to any lengthy relationship.
The leaked note reputedly reads: ‘DIC see their investment in Liverpool as
purely a business deal built round the new stadium Liverpool are planning at
Stanley Park. When they sell in seven years’ time they are hoping to make a huge
profit, providing a return of around 25 percent on their investment for every
year of ownership. There appear to be no plans to invest in new players.’
DIC plans to borrow around £300m of the £450m required to buy Liverpool and
consequently has been actively pursuing new investment partners to green light
the takeover.
The document is believed to also detail to potential investors that over the
next five years a return starting at 19.3 percent could rise to 29 percent by
year five with the new stadium at the heart of the earnings potential.