Maccabi Haifa Football Club May Be Sold for $100 Million
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is reportedly up for sale by its owner Yaakov Shahar for $100 million. The sale is planned as a group purchase, with a lead billionaire investor taking 51% and a consortium of tech entrepreneurs acquiring the remaining 49%. Potential buyers include prominent figures from the Israeli tech and business sectors, such as Tom Livne, Ofer Ben-Nun, and David Fattal, whose combined estimated wealth is in the billions.
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- Maccabi Haifa Football Club is being offered for sale by owner Yaakov Shahar for $100 million.
- The sale is structured as a group purchase, with a lead billionaire and tech entrepreneurs as potential buyers.
- Potential tech investors include Verbit co-founder Tom Livne and cyber entrepreneurs Ofer Ben-Nun and Tamar Bar Ilan.
- Other potential buyers include hotel magnate David Fattal and businessman Uri Angel.
- The combined estimated wealth of the potential investors is in the billions.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is reportedly on the verge of a significant ownership change, with current owner Yaakov Shahar looking to sell 100% of the club's shares for an estimated $100 million. The sale is intended to be structured as a group purchase, involving a lead billionaire investor acquiring 51% of the club, and a consortium of tech entrepreneurs buying the remaining 49% in individual investments ranging from $5 million to $10 million each.
The tech investors are reportedly part of the "Greentech" forum, a group of high-tech professionals who are fans of the club. Leading this group is Tom Livne, a co-founder of Verbit, an AI-powered transcription and language solutions company that reached a $2 billion valuation in 2021. Livne, who led Verbit until 2024, has since pursued other ventures, including drug development and tech investments.
Other potential tech investors include Ofer Ben-Nun, a cyber entrepreneur known for co-founding Argus Cyber Security, sold for approximately $430-450 million in 2017, and Talon Cyber Security, acquired by Palo Alto Networks for about $625 million in 2023. Tal Slobodkin, a venture capitalist and managing partner at StageOne Ventures, is also mentioned. Shimon Elkabetz, CEO and co-founder of the weather forecasting company Tomorrow.io, which raised $175 million at a valuation exceeding $1 billion in February 2026, is another potential buyer. Fintech entrepreneur Ziv Paz, a co-founder of Melio, a digital payment system for SMBs, is also in consideration; Melio was acquired for an estimated $2.5 to $3 billion in June 2025. Tamar Bar Ilan, CTO and co-founder of the high-value cyber company Cyera, which raised $400 million at a $9 billion valuation in January 2026, is also among the potential investors. Ami Sirkis, a co-founder of the sports results app 365Scores, sold for around $200 million in April 2023, and tech entrepreneur Guy Nitzan, founder of the sports content app Recapp, are also reportedly potential participants.
Additional potential investors include David Fattal, founder of Fattal Hotels, whose family's wealth was estimated at $2.1 billion in 2016, and Uri Angel, a businessman involved in the Angel-Ofer shipping and business empire. The article notes that the total estimated wealth of these prominent figures is in the billions.
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