Udinese disposal: details on the negotiation with the US fund Guggenheim partners
The Pozzo family is close to selling Udinese to a US fund for €180 million, with a possible stay as minority shareholders.
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The date for the sale of Udinese to a US fund has reportedly been set for next Friday, 6 June, in Luxembourg. To acquire the Udinese club in the hands of the Pozzo family for 39 years - according to some specialised media, reported by the Friulian press - would be 'Guggenheim partners', a private company that manages over 349 billion dollars of assets in various sectors.
The company's CEO is Mark Walter, who is already very present in the world of sports: he owns the Los Angeles dodgers (Mlb) baseball team and has shares in the Los Angeles lakers (Nba) and the holding company that owns the Chelsea (Premier league).
According to rumours, the signing of the preliminary agreement took place on 15 April, for a sum of around 180 million euros. At the time of the closing it will be known whether the Pozzo family will remain in Udinese with a minority share.
Rai reports spoke of a change of ownership of the club
.On 24 May, the latest rumour came out that Udinese was the focus of interest of funds and investors from the world of American sports business.
On the afternoon of 24 May, news had spread, anticipated by Tgr Rai Fvg, of the sale of the Friulian club by the Pozzo family for an amount of around EUR 150 million to a fund based in the United States.
