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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratcliffe’s tough experience at Nice offers lessons for Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos billionaire’s steep learning curve in French football provides valuable insights to apply at storied English club]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b837272e-6292-432e-aa25-acbee8dd268c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b837272e-6292-432e-aa25-acbee8dd268c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 05:00:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Ratcliffe seals deal to buy $1.3bn stake in Man Utd]]></title><description><![CDATA[British tycoon will also invest $300mn in the 20-times English football champions]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bf1c2181-1b4b-407f-af6e-f741b786c22e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bf1c2181-1b4b-407f-af6e-f741b786c22e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:13:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratcliffe nears $33-a-share deal for a minority stake in Manchester 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nears]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/80c1e6a8-4ce9-4016-8fc1-96dcc51f1a4b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">80c1e6a8-4ce9-4016-8fc1-96dcc51f1a4b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:41:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Ratcliffe closes in on deal for Manchester United stake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Withdrawal of Sheikh Jassim bid clears path for minority investment from Ineos founder]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/627ef0c1-f78c-4b70-ab88-de5273572d42</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627ef0c1-f78c-4b70-ab88-de5273572d42</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe calls UK energy policy ‘crap’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain cannot power itself on wind, says outspoken billionaire industrialist in latest attack]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a2034753-d9f5-44cd-8bd2-ddb5d76b88c8</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Glazer siblings could retain Manchester United stakes under Ratcliffe offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire seeks enough B shares to take control in a years-long phased takeover of club]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/81d56a02-ec1e-44b8-a7f6-8ba570398643</link><guid isPermaLink="false">81d56a02-ec1e-44b8-a7f6-8ba570398643</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:00:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos warns UK is taxing North Sea ‘to death’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe calls last year’s windfall levy ‘primitive’ and says investment in country’s biggest oil and gas pipeline network at risk]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1e755775-4da0-4507-923b-aec85989a5d2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1e755775-4da0-4507-923b-aec85989a5d2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 19:12:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United sale runs into extra time after three rounds of bidding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protracted process is in sharp contrast to rapid deal for rival Premier League club Chelsea last year]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/98c8a93f-181a-45be-97e7-46a072d0f308</link><guid isPermaLink="false">98c8a93f-181a-45be-97e7-46a072d0f308</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 13:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Ratcliffe plans to offer more than £5bn for Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneur is competing against Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for Premier League football club]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2fa75bba-d9b7-492a-8db3-cfdfc27f3ad0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2fa75bba-d9b7-492a-8db3-cfdfc27f3ad0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:54:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos bucks energy crisis to secure €3.5bn for Europe petchem plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Ratcliffe’s company plans to develop a new energy-efficient cracker in Antwerp]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3e1ffa46-ed70-47b7-acd1-45927e5d7b03</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3e1ffa46-ed70-47b7-acd1-45927e5d7b03</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 23:01:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratcliffe enters race to buy Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glazer family is trying to sell club that has enterprise value of $4.5bn]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1ffbdd69-455d-4181-b4fc-86baccb360f9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1ffbdd69-455d-4181-b4fc-86baccb360f9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:14:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Beckham ‘open to talks’ about Manchester United sale ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prospective buyers could seek to enlist former Old Trafford star to boost chances of taking over club]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f13c52f6-57c1-4bf8-9dd9-289beec901b1</link><guid 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deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/62008757-5358-4e1f-845e-e830c38b8020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62008757-5358-4e1f-845e-e830c38b8020</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:01:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>