Abu Dhabi United Group
- Abu Dhabi United Group
The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment is a
United Arab Emirates Private Equity company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of theUAE Royal Family and Minister of Presidential Affairs. [cite web | url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080909/NATIONAL/292369537/1040&profile=1040 | title=Mansour to replace Man City directors | publisher=TheNational.ae | author=Randall, Colin | date=9 September, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-01] [cite web | url=http://www.government.ae/gov/en/gov/federal/mpa.jsp | title=UAE Federal e-Government Portal - Ministry of Presidential Affairs | publisher=government.ae | accessdate=2008-10-01] Contrary to initial news stories, it is not owned byAbu Dhabi Investment Authority . [http://www.thomsonmergernews.com/story.asp?sectioncode=724&storycode=277258] Citation broken|date=September 2008The Group bought Manchester City Football Club, completing the takeover on
September 1 ,2008 . The deal was struck late on Sunday night between the club’s former ownerThaksin Shinawatra , formerPrime Minister of Thailand , and ADUG. [cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/529580-abu-dhabi-seals-deal-for-manchester-city?ln=en|title=Manchester City Takeover |date=2008-09-02 publisher=ArabianBusiness.com|accessdate=2008-09-02] The US-educated Dr.
Sulaiman Al-Fahim was the public face of ADUG during the initial phase of the takeover and is often described as the "Donald Trump of Abu Dhabi". [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593936.stm | title=Arabian might at Eastlands | author=Austin, Simon | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2 September, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-01]ee also
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Ownership of Manchester City F.C. References
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