777 Partners chief seeks election to influential role amid Everton investment interest
One of the co-founders of a US investment firm that is eyeing a potential stake in Everton is up for election to the board of the European Clubs Association this week.
Josh Wander, co-founder of Miami-based 777 Partners, is standing for a seat on the board of the ECA at their elective general assembly, being held in Berlin this week, with the decision over just who will make up the ECA board to be taken on Thursday (September 7).
According to various reports in Germany, Wander, who will be seeking election as a representative of Belgian Pro League side side Standard Liege, a club that is owned by 777 Partners and part of its expanding multi-club portfolio, Wander will be standing alongside the likes of former RB Leipzig managing director Oliver Mintzslaff, a current board member of Red Bull, as well as Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen and VfL Wolfsburg’s Michael Meeske.
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777 Partners, who have majority ownership stakes in Standard Liege, Hertha Berlin, Genoa, Vasco da Gama and Red Star FC, as well as a minority position in Sevilla, are understood to be back in the frame with regards to interest in investing in Everton following the collapse of the plan for MSP Sports Capital to take an equity stake in the Toffees.
MSP, based in New York and with a portfolio that includes a significant stake in the McLaren Formula One racing team, remain committed to providing £100m of funding for the stadium build at Bramley Moore Dock through a straightforward loan, but plans for a further capital injection into Everton for a stake of around 25% were abandoned after issues with
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