What Dynasty Equity and FSG will gain from Liverpool investment

Having dominated much of the off-pitch discourse for the best part of a year, Fenway Sports Group finally closed the book on their search for minority investment in Liverpool earlier this week.

The Reds owners had kicked the door open to a potential sale of the club back in November 2022, a sales deck presented to would-be investors. They quickly, however, pivoted to a search for a minority partner, one that would provide them with the capital that they required as well as aligned with FSG as a business.

On Thursday it was confirmed that New York-based Dynasty Equity had taken a minority position in the club via a common equity investment, with Dynasty acquiring new shares in the football club.

No financial details have been disclosed in relation to the deal but it is understood to be worth between $100m (£82m) and $200m (£164m), its purpose being to pay down the bank debt that FSG had sitting on their balance sheet following investment into infrastructure projects such as the Anfield Road End, the AXA Training Ground at Kirkby and the repurchase of the Melwood training facility for the women’s team.

Liverpool secure minority investment from Dynasty Equity as FSG make statement

Jurgen Klopp details impact of Liverpool changes this summer

There was a very clear message in the announcement of the Dynasty deal that it was not arriving for the purposes of aiding transfer spend. However, indirectly, removing the debt and the interest payments that come with it eases the club’s cash flow and allows the Reds to move forward as a business on a more sound financial footing.

That may not be the kind of investment that some sections of the supporter base may have wanted to see at a time when the transfer market has become even