Yeovil Town have confirmed the completion of the takeover of the club by Inflection Holdings, the office of Dubai-based businessman, Prabhu Srinivasan.
Mr Srinivasan, who becomes owner and Chairman, has purchased all the shares from the Hellier Trading Group, owned by former chairman Martin Hellier, in Yeovil Town Holdings Ltd and is now the majority shareholder of the club. Stuart Robins will becoming Executive Chairman of the club. Mr Srinivasan will be joined by his wife, Bhavna, and son, Sahil, at the club, forming a “dynamic and dedicated ownership group committed to the club’s future development.”
The group has also pledged to host a meet the owners event in June, with details to be confirmed.
Reflecting on his investment, owner and chairman Mr Prabhu saud: “Investing in Yeovil Town Football Club is a moment of immense pride for us. This club’s rich history and potential inspired us, and we are committed to being a responsible steward as we embark on an exciting new journey together. We are focused on making a positive impact on players, fans, employees and the entire community.”
Mr Prabhu who attended Yeovil Town’s home match against Sutton United, added: “Despite the result, I witnessed the fans’ outstanding passion. In the middle of the game, I moved to the Thatcher’s Stand to be amongst the fans. I really appreciate and respect the terrific support the team enjoys from its wonderfully loyal fanbase, and I am looking forward to meeting them in the coming weeks! I am excited and proud to lead our unique club into a bright, new, stable future. We are committed to delivering success for you — our amazing supporters, key stakeholders, and the wider Yeovil community.”
Executive Chairman Stuart Robins expressed his enthusiasm, stating: “We are thrilled to welcome Prabhu and his family to our club on this landmark day. Having spent considerable time with Mr Prabhu, I am confident Yeovil Town is in great hands. I’m excited to commit to the long-term vision we have co-created, centred on developing and growing the club for our wonderful supporters.”
A statement from the club added this background to Yeovil’s new ownership group: Mr Prabhu is a multi-faceted global leader and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in banking, retail, technology, travel, real estate, e-waste and wellness. More importantly, he has built one of the largest multi-sports youth platforms in India and the Middle East. His wife, Bhavna, is a seasoned leadership coach and business strategist, widely recognised for her contributions to entrepreneurship and wellness integration. Their son, Sahil, has a deep-rooted passion for football. He has cultivated extensive expertise, having trained in Spain, Germany, the UK and UAE under prestigious league clubs. He has designed proprietary programmes for youth training. His academic focus in sports science at New York University strengthens his understanding of football analytics and strategy. The family now resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Anythings better than Hellier but I love the sound of this new owner doesn’t seem afraid to spend money on players!
Let’s just hope he’s not got a Twitter account…
I think a big round of applause and thanks should go to Martin Hellier.
When we were going nowhere but oblivion and bust, he steadied the ship and got us promoted.
And now in selling the club, he has acted quickly and in our best interest.
Thank you Martin, for all you have done for YTFC.
If they do a new badge they should include stuff like the club motto and the Lions off the old design. The one we have now is too dominated by the past, would be good to see it evolve and have something indicative of what Yeovil is now too.
I really hope this is the start of something good. From the sounds of it, they could focus on bringing through players from the youth and academy side of things. I have always felt this was a good area to concentrate as this is where a profit can be made. Just hope that they invest in the senior squad so that we can get back in the football league, raise our reputation and encourage high quality youth players to the club. Fingers crossed for the future!
Could be better the devil you know. Think about the fanfare for the preistnall when he arrived . L