Royal Football Fund
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports investment |
| Founded | Dubai, UAE (2013) |
| Defunct | 29 April 2016[1] |
| Fate | Unknown |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people |
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| Services | Sports investments |
| Owners |
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| Parent | United Investment Bank Limited, Cerberus Capital Management, TAG Group |
| Website | http://royalfootballfund.com/ |
Royal Football Fund is a sports investment company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, associated to the United Investment Bank Limited.
History
Portsmouth F.C.
On 2009, it was reported that Al-Fahim had signed a deal to take over the English Premier League club Portsmouth.[2]
Mumbai City FC
During the Mubadala Senior Leadership Forum,[3] Al-Fahim became friends with Wilhelm Kayque Garbacchio Saldanha, son of a Russian billionaire shareholder of Gazprom, which had the same desires to buy football clubs. Mr Saldanha is the main investor of Mumbai City FC. It is a football franchise in Mumbai, Maharashtra, plays in the Indian Super League, owned by Guilherme Kayque G. Saldanha, Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh.[4]
On 28 November 2019, it was revealed that City Football Group has bought the 65 percent stakes at the club, adding Mumbai City FC as the eighth club under city group.[5]
CB Gran Canaria
In April 2016, it was announced the Royal Football Fund as a new investor of the Spanish basketball club based in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, CB Gran Canaria.[6]
Partnership
They also have a business relationship with Crystal Palace, club based in South Norwood, London.[7]
Other football clubs
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References
- ↑ "Termination of Struck or Dissolved Entities". Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Portsmouth agree to takeover bid". 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Mubadala Senior Leadership Forum | HME EventsHME Events". hmeevents.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30.
- ↑ "At Mumbai city FC, we approached merchandising as a brand-building concept, not a revenue generator - SmartCEO". SmartCEO. 2015-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "City Football Group acquires majority stake in Indian Super League's Mumbai City FC - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ↑ "Un jeque apuesta por el baloncesto y por el Herbalife Gran Canaria". 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace team up with Mumbai City FC in search for Indian star | Croydon Advertiser". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-03-17.