ciggiesnbeer Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The Telegraph is saying an Arison-Ellison joint bid is in the works... Please please please please! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Micky's game on for Aston Villa takeover deal Micky Arison, the chairman of cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation, is back in the game for his rumoured takeover of Aston Villa FC. Just weeks after The Lions’ current owner, Randy Lerner, confirmed he has hired Merrill Lynch to advise on the club’s sale, Arison, who already owns the Miami Heat basketball team, has swelled his war-chest for potential sporting acquisitions by selling almost £6m of Carnival shares. This week’s transactions are the latest in a string of six share disposals since March, taking Arison’s total new disposable income to around £36m – or a healthy advance towards the £200m that he and Larry Ellison, the Oracle software tycoon, are reportedly considering paying for the Premier League team. Like Aston Villa, which narrowly avoided relegation last season, Arison has everything to play for. But will Keith “Mr Football” Harris, the investment banking fixer advising Lerner on the club’s new owner, believe the tycoon who was at the helm at the time of his company’s Costa Concordia tragedy is the right man to captain the ship? Click 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Lol does this make me itk as I loled about Ellison buying us for a billion just hours before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Would the Telegraph publish this willy-nilly just to draw eyeballs and clicks, or could there be something legit about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I don't think the 'City Diary' section is to be considered anything more than gossip. Sometimes gossip is right, sometimes it isn't, but I wouldn't draw any firm conclusions from that piece myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 If anything it will be an American paper that will have the scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Would the Telegraph publish this willy-nilly just to draw eyeballs and clicks In short, yes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezvilla Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Micky's game on for Aston Villa takeover deal Micky Arison, the chairman of cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation, is back in the game for his rumoured takeover of Aston Villa FC. Just weeks after The Lions’ current owner, Randy Lerner, confirmed he has hired Merrill Lynch to advise on the club’s sale, Arison, who already owns the Miami Heat basketball team, has swelled his war-chest for potential sporting acquisitions by selling almost £6m of Carnival shares. This week’s transactions are the latest in a string of six share disposals since March, taking Arison’s total new disposable income to around £36m – or a healthy advance towards the £200m that he and Larry Ellison, the Oracle software tycoon, are reportedly considering paying for the Premier League team. Like Aston Villa, which narrowly avoided relegation last season, Arison has everything to play for. But will Keith “Mr Football” Harris, the investment banking fixer advising Lerner on the club’s new owner, believe the tycoon who was at the helm at the time of his company’s Costa Concordia tragedy is the right man to captain the ship? Click this was posted yesterday and was confirmed to be more gossip then fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Gossip probably gathered from sites such as this and Twatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 K said it is not Arison. Negotiations have not been going well with the potential suitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 K said it is not Arison. Negotiations have not been going well with the potential suitor. And how do you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Some accountant bloke told me on Saturday night that all accounts, contracts, wage lists etc had gone over to Merril Lynch. This could possibly be what he means by "interesting stuff regarding our finances" The same bloke said that a deal was done but couldn't be announced until 30 days after Lerner had gone public (on 13th May). I'm sure he said that was 11th June but maybe he said the 12th. I've heard this theory from quite a few people now so there could possibly be something to it. Think we need to come back to reality..... Why would there be a regulation that a deal could not be announced until 30 days after lerner had gone public ? - Bearing in mind that legally Lerner need not have gone public at all ....? There is no regulation about a 30 day silence period - the reason for the silence is that nothing is happening. All IMO of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 £143m Go on... About €175m or $240m Seriously, that's your answer? A currency conversion? Let's be more precise, why did you write £143m? He didn't... reading back through the posts, the £143m written by Jim was in relation to how much Fulham were sold for, he was saying that it wasn't £200m but £143m. anyway, nothing to see here, let the speculation continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 K said it is not Arison. Negotiations have not been going well with the potential suitor.Is there only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Apparently. To say I am worried would be an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Apparently. To say I am worried would be an understatement. That Russ Lynch guy said last night that the news he has would be good(ish). Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I dont doubt a few people here know certain things but if the last 6 weeks of speculation and ITK has taught you anything it is that nobody knows anything really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Who the hell is K ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Who the hell is K ? You Kwan-not be serious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Some accountant bloke told me on Saturday night that all accounts, contracts, wage lists etc had gone over to Merril Lynch." This quote made me hope something is going on again. I thought a takeover was off now for a while but maybe it just takes to much time for my patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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