Amanda Staveley's consortium has reached an agreement to buy the Gold family's 25.1% stake in West Ham, with Vanessa Gold, daughter of former chair David Gold, agreeing to sell the family's shares in the Championship club.
The deal comes after a previously agreed sale to Daniel Kretinsky, a Czech businessman and fellow West Ham shareholder, fell through. Staveley previously helped lead the Saudi-backed consortium that took over Newcastle United.
The Gold family trust owns the quarter-plus stake in the Hammers, who were relegated from the Premier League last season – just two seasons after winning the Europa Conference League in 2023.
Vanessa Gold statement
“I have now reached an agreement to sell my family's shareholding to a consortium led by Amanda Staveley, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and PCP Capital Partners,” Gold said in a statement on Saturday.
“This sale remains subject to a pre-emption process, under which existing shareholders have the option to buy the shares instead. While the process has not yet concluded, I wanted to be open with our fans about where things stand and my intentions.”
