British private equity fund BC Partners would take a 51% stake at Inter if they bought the club from Suning, according to an Italian media report today.
As per Il Sole 24 Ore’s print edition, BC Partners are in negotiations with the Nerazzurri’s current owners over shares in Inter and could become majority shareholders at the club.
BC Partners would provide a capital increase before purchasing LionRock Capital’s minority stake in Inter, alongside other shares, which would allow them to reach 51% ownership and thus have the majority.
Suning would be the minority shareholders in the event that happens, although the report warns that everything still depends on the Chinese e-commerce giants agreeing to step aside, which is not yet certain.
Suning bought their majority stake from Indonesian tycoon Erick Thohir in 2016 and are said to have invested several hundreds of millions into Inter in the time since, between transfers and training ground improvements among other ventures.
