Royal Football Fund
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports investment |
| Founded | Dubai, UAE (2013) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sukumar Nair Pradeep Chandra Samir Jain Maulik Parekh Antonio Perini Manish Agarwal |
| Services | Sports investments |
| Revenue |  US$ 5.1 billion (2016) |
| Owners | Sulaiman Al-Fahim Wilhelm Kayque G. Saldanha Akram Ojjeh Jr |
| Parent | United Investment Bank Limited, Al-Fahim Group, Cerberus Capital Management, TAG Group |
| Subsidiaries | F.C. Copenhagen Mumbai City FC United Investment Bank Limited Abu Dhabi United Group CB Gran Canaria Al Sadd SC |
| Website | royalfootballfund |
Royal Football Fund is a sports investment company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, associated to the United Investment Bank Limited and Al-Fahim Group.
Portsmouth
On 2009, it was reported that Al-Fahim had signed a deal to take over the English Premier League club Portsmouth.[1]
During the Mubadala Senior Leadership Forum,[2] Al-Fahim became friends with Wilhelm Kayque G. Saldanha, son of a Russian billionaire shareholder of Gazprom, which had the same desires to buy football clubs. G. Saldanha is the main investor of Mumbai City FC.
Paris Football Club
In 2013, the company buy Paris FC, parisian club that already merged with the giant PSG, owned by Nasser Al-Khelaifi. In early 2017, Royal Football Fund shareholders left the club for disagreement with the other shareholders.
Mumbai City Football Club
Is a football franchise in Mumbai, Maharashtra, plays in the Indian Super League. Owned by Wilhelm Kayque G. Saldanha, Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh.[3]
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.[4]
Al Sadd SC
On December 19, 2016, the Royal Football Fund acquired Al Sadd SC, the club from Qatar, in order to enhance the club until the World Cup 2022.
F.C. Copenhagen
In March 2017, the holding company acquired 58% of the Danish club.
Partnership
In November 2008 Al Fahim was honored with a gold medal of excellence from HM Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, The King of Malaysia, for his work supporting Equestrian activities worldwide. Al Fahim was honored with this distinction during the FEI World Endurance Championship 2008 in Malaysia.
In 2015 initiated partnership with Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. They also have a business relationship with Crystal Palace, club based in South Norwood, London.[5]
Other football clubs
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8070535.stm
- ^ http://hmeevents.com/works/mubadala-senior-leadership-forum-2013/
- ^ http://www.thesmartceo.in/magazine/special-features/at-mumbai-city-fc-we-approached-merchandising-as-a-brand-building-concept-not-a-revenue-generator.html
- ^ http://www.solobasket.com/liga-endesa/un-jeque-apuesta-por-el-baloncesto-y-por-el-herbalife-gran-canaria
- ^ http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-team-Mumbai-City-FC-search-Indian/story-24642956-detail/story.html