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
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
