Amit Bhatia -Credit:Shutterstock Prospective Liverpool vice-chairman Amit Bhatia has voiced his support for Fenway Sports Group's leadership after heading the consortium that has agreed to an investment believed to be valued at around £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) in the Reds. Bhatia, a former Queens Park Rangers director, serves as the lead figure and manager of 1892 Holdings, the group that has negotiated the acquisition of a 30% minority equity stake in the Anfield club. The consortium draws upon investments from Bhatia and the Mittal Family Trusts, the K5 Sports fund with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos as lead investor, and EE Capital, the family office of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and his wife Elaine.
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