US Property tycoon Maciek Kaminski remains in talks to buy Everton after his partners in an original consortium that failed with a bid in the summer have stepped away.
Kaminski and his family, through their KAM Sports investment vehicle, have maintained their interest in a takeover of the Premier League outfit since July, when owner Farhad Moshiri appeared to signal the end of his willingness to sell the club he bought in 2016.
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Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon had led the previous consortium, along with the Kaminskis and another American, gold magnate John L Thornton, who was thought to be willing to provide around 10 per cent of the funds.
An exclusivity period for talks and a due diligence process was established, but the deadline for a deal came and went with no deal.
As The Athletic first reported in June, members of the Kaminski group visited the club’s Finch Farm training ground and the site of the new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront.
It was believed that Maciek Kaminski’s son Mikhail could have been in line for a hands-on role in the day-to-day running of the club if they completed a takeover.
His father’s firm, Minneapolis-based Talon Real Estate, owns and manages a huge portfolio of retail, office and industrial properties in America, and have long been interested in the potential for hotels and other associated businesses around the Bramley-Moore stadium site in Liverpool’s North Docks.
The group have scrutinised the current plans for the stadium and the community-focused development of what will occupy the ground Goodison Park sits on in the city’s Walton district.
But on July 14 British-Iranian billionaire Moshiri issued a public statement saying he was not looking to sell Everton but remained open to “minority investment” to finance the club’s new stadium at Bramley Moore dock and strengthen manager Frank Lampard’s squad.
The Athletic understands that while contact between Moshiri and Kaminski – now the sole party pushing for a deal – did not end at that point, a deal has not been agreed and those close to the process do not believe one is imminent either.
The UK’s unstable financial climate and the specific terms of funding for the club’s new stadium remain complicating factors in any potential takeover.
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