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| Spurs say they have rejected two takeover approaches and club ‘not for sale’ | Spurs say they have rejected two takeover approaches and club ‘not for sale’ |
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| Amanda Staveley’s PCP confirms it will not make offer | |
| Enic says its almost 87% share in Spurs is not available | Enic says its almost 87% share in Spurs is not available |
| The Tottenham board says it has “unequivocally rejected” two expressions of interest in acquiring the club and that the Premier League club is “not for sale”. | The Tottenham board says it has “unequivocally rejected” two expressions of interest in acquiring the club and that the Premier League club is “not for sale”. |
| Daniel Levy stepped down from his role as Spurs chair last Thursday, after being invited to leave the position he had held since 2001 by the majority owner, Enic, which is owned by the Lewis family trust. | Daniel Levy stepped down from his role as Spurs chair last Thursday, after being invited to leave the position he had held since 2001 by the majority owner, Enic, which is owned by the Lewis family trust. |
| Spurs said one of the approaches had been from PCP International Finance, the investment vehicle led by the former Newcastle shareholder Amanda Staveley, and on Monday PCP confirmed it had been interested in a potential move but said “it does not intend to make an offer for Tottenham”. | |
| The Spurs board said in a statement that it had “received, and unequivocally rejected, separate preliminary expressions of interest in relation to proposals to acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of Enic from (i) PCP International Finance … and (ii) a consortium of investors led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited”. | |
| The statement said: “The board of the club and Enic confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and Enic has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the club.” | The statement said: “The board of the club and Enic confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and Enic has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the club.” |
| Enic, which is run by the Lewis family Trust, owns almost 87% of Spurs, but due to the remaining shares being publicly traded, the club is subject to UK takeover code. Former Spurs chairman Levy said last year that the club were in talks with “prospective investors” over selling a minority share, although discussions involving Qatar Sports Investments were denied. The Lewis family trust is understood to be open to external investment. | Enic, which is run by the Lewis family Trust, owns almost 87% of Spurs, but due to the remaining shares being publicly traded, the club is subject to UK takeover code. Former Spurs chairman Levy said last year that the club were in talks with “prospective investors” over selling a minority share, although discussions involving Qatar Sports Investments were denied. The Lewis family trust is understood to be open to external investment. |
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