Abu Dhabi United Group

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Abu Dhabi United Group is a private investment company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, best known for its ownership and funding of Manchester City Football Club and related football ventures.

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instanceOf private investment company
acquired Manchester City F.C.
surface form: Manchester City Football Club
acquiredFrom Thaksin Shinawatra
acquisitionDate 2008-09-01
alsoKnownAs ADUG
Abu Dhabi United Group
surface form: Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment
associatedCountry United Arab Emirates
associatedEmirate Abu Dhabi
associatedWith Etihad Stadium redevelopment
Manchester City Football Academy investments
global network of City-branded clubs via City Football Group
beneficialOwner Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
city Abu Dhabi
controls City Football Group
country United Arab Emirates
countryOfAcquiredClub England
countryOfHeadquarters United Arab Emirates
hasSubsidiary City Football Group
headquartersLocation Abu Dhabi
industry investment management
sports investment
investmentFocus football clubs
leisure projects
real estate
sports infrastructure
leagueOfAcquiredClub Premier League
legalForm privately held company
notableAssetClass football clubs
sports media rights
notableFor funding of Manchester City Football Club
ownership of Manchester City Football Club
owner Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
ownerFamily Al Nahyan
ownerPosition Chairman of the Presidential Court
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
ownerTitle Sheikh
regionOfActivity Europe
Middle East
roleInManchesterCity primary funder
principal owner
sector private equity
shareholdingIn City Football Group majority stake
sportSector association football
strategicObjective enhancing Abu Dhabi’s global profile through sports
long-term sports asset development

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Abu Dhabi United Group alsoKnownAs Abu Dhabi United Group
this entity surface form: Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment
Khaldoon Al Mubarak associatedWith Abu Dhabi United Group
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan associatedWith Abu Dhabi United Group
City Football Group majorShareholder Abu Dhabi United Group
City Football Group subsidiaryOf Abu Dhabi United Group