{"id":1062921,"date":"2022-04-21T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/21\/serena-williams-and-lewis-hamilton-financially-back-consortium-bidding\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:48:50","slug":"serena-williams-and-lewis-hamilton-financially-back-consortium-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/21\/serena-williams-and-lewis-hamilton-financially-back-consortium-bidding\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton financially back\u00a0consortium bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3359231-68664888-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Chelsea, Lewis Hamilton-Serena Williams Image credit: Eurosport\" title=\"Chelsea, Lewis Hamilton-Serena Williams  Image credit: Eurosport\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea, Lewis Hamilton-Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Eurosport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton have agreed to invest an estimated \u00a320m into a consortium to buy Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-time Grand Slam winner and the seven-time Formula One champion are part of a group of investors who are backing Chelsea\u2019s takeover offer spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton.<\/p>\n<p>The former Liverpool and British Airways chairman has the backing of the two global sport stars who have each pledged \u00a310m to the bid. Lord Coe is also part of the British-led consortium.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton, who is an Arsenal fan, and Williams have both become established investors in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Serena Ventures, the tennis star\u2019s venture capital fund, invested in Opensponsorship \u2013 a British-based sports technology start-up \u2013 this week while Hamilton has recently backed the London-based rapid grocery delivery app Zapp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sky News\u00a0report the reason for Hamilton and Williams\u2019 inclusion in the consortium was because of their experience at building global sports brands, while the diversity of the consortium\u2019s roster attracted the pair to back the bid.<\/p>\n<p>Broughton\u2019s consortium also has the backing of American private equity billionaires Josh Harris and Dave Blitzer who would control a majority stake in the club if their bid is successful.<\/p>\n<p>The pair currently have shares in Crystal Palace and would be required to sell them if they were to take over Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Other investors who are a part of Broughton\u2019s bid include the Canadian Rogers family, the Tsai family of Taiwan, and brewing magnate Alejandro Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LMvjsoJTu_o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People are not what they are, by how they dress - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (21-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMvjsoJTu_o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea, Lewis Hamilton-Serena Williams Image credit: Eurosport Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton have agreed to invest an estimated \u00a320m into a consortium to buy Chelsea. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and the seven-time Formula One champion are part of a group of investors who are backing Chelsea\u2019s takeover offer spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton. 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