LIV Golf moves toward liquidation after financing talks fail

Business · First reported 5 Nov, 17:25 · Updated 18:34

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LIV Golf said it would pursue an orderly wind-down after talks with BC Partners failed to secure financing. Its lawyers also told a New Jersey bankruptcy court the league planned to liquidate, according to the supplied reports.

LIV said discussions with BC Partners had not produced an agreement to keep the league going and described an orderly wind-down as its path forward.
In a New Jersey bankruptcy court, LIV lawyers reportedly outlined plans to liquidate, after an earlier effort had aimed at restructuring.
The reports describe failed financing and a lack of player commitments as obstacles to continuing the league; one says the amount LIV owed was not immediately clear.

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Key facts

LIV’s stated course: An orderly wind-down after financing talks with BC Partners failed.
Court location: New Jersey bankruptcy court.
Funding cited: The left report says the Public Investment Fund invested more than $5 billion since 2022; the right reports $5 billion in funding and a withdrawn $300 million pledge from BC Partners.
Debt amount: The left report says the amount LIV owed was not immediately clear.