The sale will see Bhatia become the club's new vice-chair on an expanded board, with Elaine Saverin, wife of Eduardo, and Bryan Baum, co-founder and managing partner of K5 Global, also joining the Liverpool board. Bezos is considered a passive investor and will not have a seat on the board.
FSG will remain in operational control of Liverpool as well as majority owners, despite the involvement of Bezos, the third richest man in the world, and Eduardo Saverin, worth an estimated $33bn. The deal is not part of an exit strategy from a club they acquired in 2010 for £300m after the near-ruinous ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
The transaction does not compel FSG to sell more of the club to 1892 at a future date, or include obligations for 1892 to increase their stake, but it does give Bhatia's consortium options to purchase more of Liverpool should the majority owners eventually decide to sell. The sale will have no impact on Liverpool's transfer budget or strategy for this summer.
The deal is expected to create further opportunities for Liverpool in global business, technology and investment, including in the important markets of India and Asia. Liverpool's annual revenue increased to a record £703m in the year ending May 2025.