Serena Ventures investment group the 23-time grand slam winner has recently invested in a…
The public relations value of having two of the most recognisable faces in sport as part of the bid being led by Sir Martin Broughton to become the next owners of Chelsea Football Club is obvious.
But it should not be understated that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams are serious business operators in their own right as they near the final years of record-breaking careers on the track and court.
Hamilton’s interests extend from investing in tech startups to opening a chain of vegan restaurants. The seven-time Formula 1 champion, 37, has a property portfolio that spans London, Monte Carlo and a number of US locations and, according to the most recent Sunday Times Rich List, is valued at £260million. That he has been an Arsenal fans since early childhood will have no bearing on this proposal.
Williams, meanwhile, already part-owns a football club – the recently established Angel City in Los Angeles – as part of a star-studded group featuring Eva Longoria and Natalie Portman. In 2009 she purchased a stake in the NFL’s Miami Dolphins along with her sister Venus, the pair becoming the first black owners of an NFL franchise.
Serena Ventures investment group the 23-time grand slam winner has recently invested in a…
Forbes estimates that the 40-year-old has invested money into more than sixty businesses with her net worth about £190million. Through her Serena Ventures investment group the 23-time grand slam winner has recently invested a seven-figure sum in the marketing company OpenS along with David Blitzer, the Crystal Palace minority owner who is providing significant financial backing to the Chelsea bid.
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There are potentially wider implications beyond expanding investment portfolios, though.
