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  • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
    UK energy
    Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe calls UK energy policy ‘crap’

    Britain cannot power itself on wind, says outspoken billionaire industrialist in latest attack

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe
  • Friday, 16 June, 2023
    The Glazers: ‘slow decision makers’ controlling Man Utd’s future

    Billionaire family must decide on whether to end their almost two-decade ownership of the English club

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Football
    Qataris make final bid in battle for Manchester United

    Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani threatens to walk away from process by end of the week

  • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
    Due Diligence
    How a £5bn Manchester United takeover could be clinched Premium content

    Plus, DD breaks down the spate of dealmaking in the boutique advisory space and uncovers another financial twist in the Asda/EG Group saga

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    Football
    Six Glazer siblings could retain Manchester United stakes under Ratcliffe offer

    Billionaire seeks enough B shares to take control in a years-long phased takeover of club

    Manchester United play against Chelsea at Old Trafford in Manchester
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    What Man Utd’s new owner really wants

    For thrill-seeking plutocrats, nothing offers an ego trip like football

  • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
    Stadium woes create opening for Manchester United suitors

    Old Trafford needs costly upgrades but club-owned land is ripe for redevelopment

    The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United
  • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
    Manchester United sale runs into extra time after three rounds of bidding

    Protracted process is in sharp contrast to rapid deal for rival Premier League club Chelsea last year

    FA Cup semi final between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at Wembley
  • Saturday, 15 April, 2023
    Manchester United bidders under pressure to show they can do a deal

    Premier League club’s American owners seek higher offers in final round of process

    Striker Marcus Rashford of Manchester United in action during a Premier League match
  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Billionaire Ratcliffe plans to offer more than £5bn for Manchester United

    Entrepreneur is competing against Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for Premier League football club

    Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho takes a shot during the FA Cup match with Fulham on Sunday at Old Trafford
  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
    The Big Read
    How much is Manchester United really worth?

    The club has been put up for sale with a reported target price of $6bn-$7bn. The FT’s calculations suggest the club is worth around $1.6bn

    Marcus Rashford, the former academy player whose brilliant form has led a renaissance at Manchester United
  • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
    Manchester United bidders urged to increase offers to woo Glazers

    Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe have both gone public with bids

  • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
    News in-depthFootball
    Early bidders pitch competing visions for Manchester United

    Jim Ratcliffe and son of former Qatari PM are pursuing one of the world’s most valuable sporting teams

    A montage of Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani with a Manchester United logo in the background
  • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
    Football
    Son of former Qatari PM bids to buy Manchester United from Glazers

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes rival offer for Premier League club

    Old Trafford stadium, home ground of Manchester United football team, in Manchester
  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Football
    Ratcliffe enters race to buy Manchester United

    Glazer family is trying to sell club that has enterprise value of $4.5bn

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe, pictured in May 2022
  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Scoreboard
    How Beckham and Manchester United tell an investor story Premium content

    Plus, World Cup sponsors get ambushed in Qatar, Silver Lake ramps up stake in Manchester City owner, Dubai versus Doha, and more

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    News in-depth
    Could Manchester United really be worth £7bn?

    Valuation met with scepticism despite club’s vast global fan base

    Fred of Manchester United celebrates with team mates Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford after scoring
  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    World Cup briefing: Unemployed Ronaldo makes history

    Plus, the favourites’ standings after round one, Qatar’s last chance

    Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates Portugal’s first goal against Ghana
  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    David Beckham ‘open to talks’ about Manchester United sale

    Prospective buyers could seek to enlist former Old Trafford star to boost chances of taking over club

    David Beckham at the England v Iran match in Qatar
  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Lex
    Manchester United: owners sense a seller’s market approaching Premium content

    Sale of Premiership rivals Chelsea for £2.5bn in May has set a valuation marker

    General view inside Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium
  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Football
    Glazers weigh up Manchester United sale

    US owners confirm looking for outside investors or potential disposal after 17 contentious years

    An anti-Glazer demonstration at Old Trafford
  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Ronaldo leaves Manchester United in wake of Piers Morgan interview

    Portugal star to depart immediately after explosive end to unhappy second spell at club

    Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring for  Manchester United against Norwich City
  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Droughts grip large parts of the globe

    Apple employees push back against company plan to return to the office

  • Saturday, 20 August, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Manchester United’s descent revives ownership question Premium content

    Plus, the Tokyo Olympics corruption probe, Disney’s sports empire, and much more

    Manchester United fans display banners in protest against the Glazer family’s ownership of the club inside the stadium before a match
  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    Jim Ratcliffe declares interest in buying Manchester United

    UK billionaire emerges as potential buyer of struggling football giant if Glazer family want to sell

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe
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