Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer work behind the scenes for the ASSE sale. The leaders of Saint-Etienne could reach the end.
ASSE announces new candidates for the takeover
KPMG released its recommendations to ASSE shareholders on Tuesday. In its press release, the communications agency managed by Patrick Chêne indicated that “the legal and financial guarantees provided by the candidates for the takeover of AS Saint-Étienne are insufficient. Guarantees of investment in the development of the club or guarantees of the origin of funds have not been provided to date. None of the candidates can therefore enter into exclusive negotiations “, communicated AS Saint-Etienne, via the agency.
However, the process of surrendering the Greens has not been stopped, but only postponed. And the outlook is even promising according to AS Saint-Étienne. “The shareholders are pleased to note that new candidates presented themselves with files which meet the criteria requested by KPMG and await with serenity the recommendations of the audit firm concerning these candidates, whose financial capacity is indisputable with a will to conclude as soon as possible, ”announced the club.
A credible billionaire would be among the candidates
A few hours after the Stéphanois press release, The team understands that four other investors are already in contact with KPMG. These candidates would be more serious than the first. Among them, a billionaire listed in the Forbes ranking of the world’s largest fortunes. The name of this investor candidate for the takeover of ASSE has not been revealed, but according to information from the sports daily, “the financial standing of this famous billionaire sought by Bernard Caïazzo was verified in one click on the Internet “.
The source even argues that he “could quickly take the steps” in terms of the KPMG firm’s criteria. Note that the American investment fund, Terrapin Partners, is also cited. He would still be interested in ASSE, after its failure in 2018.