Tom Hicks Profession, Family, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Measurements

Tom Hicks Sr. is an American private equity investor and former owner of Liverpool FC sports team. Additionally, he had owned 50% of Liverpool football club with his co-partner George N. Gillet Jr. in 2007. But he was forced to sell the shares of his sports team, Liverpool, in 2010. Previously, he had also owned the sports teams Texas Ranger and the Dallas Stars. But after a year, he was forced to sell the shares of his sports tea

In addition, he co-founded the investment firm “Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst” with former Prudential Securities banker John Muse. He is also Chairman of Hicks Holdings LLC, which specializes in private equity, sports and entertainment investments in the United States. There are many details about the businessman, to find out those details keep scrolling below

TOM HICKS: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The co-owner Liverpool FC was born on February 7, 1946 as Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. in Port Arthur, Texas, USA. He was born as the son of a Texas radio station owner but did not provide information about his parents. He has a brother named Steven Hicks who is also an American businessman associated with the radio industry.

Regarding his education, he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1964. After that, he attended the University of Texas in 1968 and received his bachelor’s degree in finance. He then did his MBA at the University of Southern California in 1970. Additionally, he is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity.

TOM HICKS: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

In 1984, with Robert Haas, he formed “Hicks & Haas”, then the following year he bought Hicks Communications run by his brother Steven. In the mid-1980s, he purchased several soft drink manufacturers, including Dr. Pepper and 7 Up. However, the couple later separated in May 1989, and Hicks co-founded the investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst with former Prudential Securities banker John Muse. He served as the company’s chairman from 1989 to 2004, raising $12 billion in private equity funds and consuming more than $50 billion, which became one of the nation’s largest private investment firms at the time.

In 2004, he announced his departure from Hicks Muse to spend time with his family and his sports team, but to remain active in his own businesses. In the 1990s, he bought his wife’s family oil rental company after establishing Hicks Holdings, a real estate empire and a vehicle for his sports. He formed another company Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc in 2009 which he merged with Resolute Energy Corporation. Moreover, he did not sit on the board of directors but his son Thomas was represented there.

Owner of the sports team:

Besides his business ventures, in 1995 he turned to the sports section and bought the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League for $82 million. In 2010, the company had $525 million in bank loans and was backed by the Stars who later filed for bankruptcy and sold at auction in 2011. He had also bought the Texas Ranger in June 1998 from the American League of the Major League Baseball to George W. Bush. On February 1, 2007, he decided to buy English Premier League club Liverpool FC. in a consortium with a former friend George N. Gillet Jr. owner of the Montreal Canadiens.

However, on February 6, Hick and Gillet formally agreed to jointly purchase the club’s value at $432.9 million. Next year on January 22, a petition was started to sell their shares of Liverpool to Dubai International Capital by the majority of Liverpool in the game between Liverpool and Aston Villa as a way to run the club. After numerous threats and viral ‘Dear Mr Hicks’ YouTube videos, he lost his ownership of Liverpool on 10 October 2010, and the club was sold to New England Sports Ventures.

TOM HICKS: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

Moving on to his personal life, he is a married man along with his son, Thomas O. Hicks, Jr. represents HACI on the Board of Directors. The sports team owner married a woman named Cinda and have been together for over 25 years. The couple together had welcomed two children from their marriage: a son William and a daughter Catherine.

Additionally, he was previously married to his ex-wife Luann Hicks. With his ex-wife, he had produced four sons: Tommy, Mack, Alex and Bradley. Other than that, he hasn’t spoken much about his private affairs in the media. Additionally, his eldest son Thomas O. Hicks Jr. commonly known as Tommy has also walked in his father’s footsteps and is working as a private equity investor.

TOM HICKS: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He made a huge fortune from his career as a leveraged buyout businessman and former owner of a professional sports team. His main source of income comes from his company Hicks Holdings LLC and other business ventures. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $1 billion from his career. Additionally, he resides in a mansion worth millions of dollars in Dallas, Texas. Also in 2016, he sold his $100 million mansion in North Dallas. Also, it seems that it is not available on today’s social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

TOM HICKS: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The man in his 60s has a well-groomed body type that stands around 5 feet 8 inches or 1.72 meters. Other than that, there is no information about his body weight or measurements. He has silver-grey hair color and green hair color.