American billionaire joins Everton’s ownership group with hope of new investment

The American billionaire Christopher Sarofim has joined Everton’s ownership group as they look to bring in more investors.Sarofim, chairman of the global investment manager Fayez Sarofim & Co, will be Board Observer at Everton after becoming part of Roundhouse Capital Holdings Limited.New owners The Friedkin Group bought Everton from Farhad Moshiri via Roundhouse, an entity within TFG, and will continue to run the club.Sarofim, a former Goldman Sachs analyst, has almost four decades of