Singapore businessman Peter Lim could be in line to make a bid for Southampton. Page 4 of the Singapore Business Times reports that as of today (17th Jan 2014), Mr Lim has instructed his representative to begin a search for a Premier League club for him to invest in. Has been heavily linked with Valencia recently, and tried to buy Liverpool a few years back. He would prefer an English club. Lim, 59, is worth an estimated £1.2bn. He used to be a stockbroker and became very wealthy as a result. In 1996, he became a full-time investor, investing $10 million in palm oil producer Wilmar International, now valued at $700 million. Lim is also the second-largest investor in fashion distributor FJ Benjamin. He then invested in logistics and the agri-business. Lim, an avid sports fan, has set up a $10 million scholarship under the Singapore Olympic Foundation (SOF) to nurture local sports talents in 2010. He is known to be a supporter of Singapore football. He also owns a series of sports bars and clubs in Asia. He has a significant stake within McLaren Automotive, and assisted the company in the development of the McLaren MP4-12C. Well there's a fact file. Might be worth burying it for a bit and returning to it if this comes to anything. But seems to be the first name touted, other than the Dalian Wanda group, which may be a bit fanciful. DTLW
Here's a link from a different source, dated yesterday: http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/01/16/remisier-king-peter-lim-to-buy-southampton-fc/ Equally speculative, but yeah. Needs more Wang Jianlin. £1.2b doesn't even buy you a prematch photo.
Wang Jianlin. Richest man in China and head of the Dalian Wanda Group that own Sunseeker. They're Chinese and Jianlin's worth alone is said to be around £8bn.
Not running. Strolling with style. But yeah, it's a bit fanciful. As I said earlier, let us just enjoy the end of this season and see what develops.
