BC Partners tonight made Inter’s owners Suning a final offer to buy the club, according to a report in the Italian media.
As per Il Sole 24 Ore‘s online edition, the British-based private equity fund indicated during the parties’ exclusive talks last month that they valued the Nerazzurri at around €750 million, including more than €400 million in debt.
It is not known how much BC Partners offered this evening, but the report argued that they were unlikely to have raised their proposal too much from the previously indicated figure.
Suning must now analyse the structure and the economic value of the offer and decide whether they wish to accept and sell Inter for good.
Inter need an injection of €200 million in capital before the end of 2021 in order for them to meet their various financial obligations, which range from paying players’ wages, refinancing bonds which are due to expire and handing over transfer fees to other clubs.
Suning have already started looking beyond BC Partners’ interest in the club, though, with the report stating they had begun negotiations with a consortium formed by US investment fund Fortress and Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala.
Swedish-based private equity fund EQT is also said to be studying a move for Inter, albeit neither of these groups have begun due diligence on the Nerazzurri’s accounts yet.
