Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:18:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 The world’s biggest cash machine https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-worlds-biggest-cash-machine-2/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=41947 A must-read narrative on the billionaires running the world's most influential football club, weaving together iconic personalities, sporting drama and boardroom deals, from award-winning journalist Chris Blackhurst.]]> ‘Jaw-dropping’ – Daily Mail
‘A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer’ – City A.M.

Manchester United is more than just a football team; it’s an institution. But, when the Glazer family took charge in 2005, they immediately plunged it into record levels of debt. Their reign has coincided with fan protests and a decline in Manchester United’s fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet.

Informed by interviews with key behind-the-scenes figures, The World’s Biggest Cash Machine sees award-winning reporter Chris Blackhurst chart the history of Manchester United – from its start as a community-driven club to the sale of a minority stake to British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – as the Premier League turns into a playground for billionaire owners.

‘Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn’t make you angry, you need to check your pulse’ – Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World, on Too Big to Jail

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