V Sports

[Billy Walker]

Something I've been thinking about a fair bit since Wes and Nassef took over Villa is what kind of financial entity "owns" the Club?  I know the pair of them set up NSWE SCS (now V Sports SCS) but what does that actually mean?  What is "V Sports"? Is it a trust?  Is it some kind of private investment vehicle open to other unnamed investors?  Is it purely Wes and Nassef's money being invested into Villa or are there other private parties putting money into the V Sports pot?  I ask this now because it's clear the Club is beginning to embark on the multi-club ownership model and that will require significant funds in the long-term - according to reports, Las Vegas Villains, alone, would take up to a billion dollars to set up, if it gets the go ahead.

Beyond this, I wonder what the strategy is? We are now beginning to see Middle Eastern groups and states looking to get involved with far more clubs.  We already have a hugely influential Middle Eastern businessman at the heart of Villa (Nassef Sawiris is the world's richest Arab according to Forbes), would V Sports eventually look to sell percentages of Aston Villa FC off to interested parties or, indeed, sell off portions of "V Sports" itself?  With all these takeovers going on, and given the profiles and interests of Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris, I think we are living in interesting times for Villa.

[Risso]

It's a Luxembourg company. Finding out any more information than that is pretty well impossible.

[Dante Lavelli]

Can’t recall where I read it but apparently V Sports also/already includes a club in Egypt.  So there’s three clubs plus vegas in the group.

[algy]

Can’t recall where I read it but apparently V Sports also/already includes a club in Egypt.  So there’s three clubs plus vegas in the group.

ZED FC - last paragraph in a (short) wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZED_FC#2009%E2%80%932014:_Founding_and_time_in_lower_leagues

[Billy Walker]

It's a Luxembourg company. Finding out any more information than that is pretty well impossible.

Yep, it's pretty tough!

[Risso]

Which is why it's there.

[Simon Page]

It's all perfectly legal, not for any gain and there is nothing wrong with it. Bloody lefty do-gooders.

[Risso]

It's all perfectly legal, not for any gain and there is nothing wrong with it. Bloody lefty do-gooders.

What on earth are you talking about?

[Simon Page]

You lot, highlighting the opaqueness over the obvious benefits to humanity.

Would a winky yellow fella help?

[Risso]

I can't speak for anybody else, but all I've done is answer the question as to what V Sports actually is. I've made no comment on whether its use or not is a good thing.

[Brazilian Villain]

I can't speak for anybody else, but all I've done is answer the question as to what V Sports actually is. I've made no comment on whether its use or not is a good thing.

Seemed clear to me.