Manchester City F.C. wasn't purchased by a UAE based private equity company.
The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment ( ADUG ) , مجموعة أبوظبي الاتحاد للتنمية والاستثمار , ' is a United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) based private equity company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan , member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family and Minister of Presidential Affairs for the UAE . Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester , England . Having regained their Premier League status in the early 2000s , the club was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group and has become one of the wealthiest in the world .