Nassef Sawiris is Egypt’s richest man and, with business partner Wes Edens, has altered Aston Villa’s fortunes in recent years.
When Sawiris and Edens purchased Aston Villa through their NSWE investment company in 2018, the club was in the second tier and struggling to cover day-to-day expenses
With the danger of administration looming, Edens and Sawiris stabilized the club by purchasing it from Chinese billionaire Tony Xia.
After missing out on promotion through the play-offs the previous season, Villa went one step further at Wembley and returned to the Premier League in their first season under NSWE.
Edens and Sawiris have since added a third stakeholder to the arrangement: private equity firm Atairos, which now holds nearly as much equity as the Egyptian-American duo.
Kieran Maguire, a football finance lecturer and industry expert, recently told TBR Football that Edens and Sawiris continue to make critical decisions at Villa Park.
Villa fans believe the club’s owners are willing to spend within Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) to achieve success on the pitch.
After missing out on promotion through the play-offs the previous season, Villa went one step further at Wembley and returned to the Premier League in their first season under NSWE.
Edens and Sawiris have since brought a third owner into the structure in the private equity firm Atairos, who now own almost as much equity as the Egyptian-American duo.
Kieran Maguire, a football finance lecturer and industry expert, recently told TBR Football that Edens and Sawiris continue to make critical decisions at Villa Park.
Villa fans believe the club’s owners are willing to spend within Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) to achieve success on the pitch.
Are Edens and Sawiris looking to sell Villa for a profit? Will it be at Atairos?Do they intend to make the club profitable in the long run and skim off the top? Where does the value come from?
Those queries, as they are in practically every club, go unanswered. However, Villa’s recent effort behind the scenes reveals that the owners’ enthusiasm has not yet waned in the
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