Who is potential investor Bhatia?
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A consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia has expressed an interest in buying a minority stake in Liverpool.
The move prompted Wednesday's statement from Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group.
Bhatia is a former investment banker who worked for Morgan Stanley on Wall Street before becoming an entrepreneur.
He operates businesses in construction, real estate, and private equity.
The construction company he founded at 32 is now the largest independent building materials business in the UK with more than 5,000 employees, and his real estate firm builds homes, student housing and offices across the country.
Londoner Bhatia, 46, was awarded the young entrepreneur of the year award in 2013, and sits on the advisory board of the Saudi Arabian government's cultural affairs and international relations unit.
He was a director and co-owner of QPR before his unexpected departure on Tuesday, and a stand at Loftus Road bears his surname.
He married Vanisha Mittal Bhatia in 2004, in a six-day ceremony in France costing more than $55m (£41m), which at the time was recognised by Guinness World Records as the most expensive of all-time.
Vanisha is the daughter of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, whose net worth has been estimated at more $30bn (£22bn).
