Shares & Derivatives
Some guy from the family behind TUF acquires Sheffield Wednesday
By Clueless Punter  •  January 30, 2015

Sheffield Wednesday have announced a club takeover by the Thai Union Frozen Group. The South Yorkshire club confirmed the Thai company has bought 100% of the club’s shares from the previous owner Milan Mandaric’s company, UKFI Limited, for an as yet undisclosed sum, reported to be around £30m.Representatives of the Thai Union Frozen Group, which owns John West Foods and is the world’s largest producer of tuna, have been in talks with the club since the end of last year and attended last weekend’s goalless home draw against Birmingham. They have also met with the manager, Stuart Gray, to discuss their plans for the future, while the deal is subject to Football League approval.Chansiri confirmed his group had made funds available to help the club bring in the recent loan signings Lewis Baker and Will Keane from Chelsea and Manchester United respectively and hoped to add more ...
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