What is Abu Dhabi United Group?
'''The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG)''' is a [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) [[private equity]] company owned by [[Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]. He is a member of the [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]] Royal Family. He is also the Minister of Presidential Affairs for the UAE.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080909/NATIONAL/292369537/1040&profile=1040 | title=Mansour to replace Man City directors | publisher=TheNational.ae | author=Randall, Colin | date=9 September 2008 | access-date=2008-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.government.ae/gov/en/gov/federal/mpa.jsp | title=UAE Federal e-Government Portal - Ministry of Presidential Affairs | publisher=government.ae | access-date=2008-10-01 | archive-date=2008-06-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604163021/http://www.government.ae/gov/en/gov/federal/mpa.jsp | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was first thought that Abu Dhabi United Group is a part of [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]], a sovereign wealth fund owned by [[Abu Dhabi]]. But Abu Dhabi United Group had denied connection to the [[government]] of [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/01/manchestercity.premierleague1|title=Manchester City's new owners put national pride before profit|last=Montague|first=James|date=1 September 2008|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|access-date=2008-11-11}}</ref> The Group bought [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City Football Club]]. The deal was announced on 1 September 2008. It was made between the club’s former owner [[Thaksin Shinawatra]], former [[Prime Minister of Thailand]], and ADUG.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/529580-abu-dhabi-seals-deal-for-manchester-city?ln=en|title=Manchester City Takeover |date=2008-09-02 |publisher=ArabianBusiness.com|access-date=2008-09-02}}</ref> The American educated [[Sulaiman Al-Fahim]] was the public face of ADUG during the beginning of the take