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	{{For\|the English cricketer\|Tom Hicks (cricketer)}}
	{{otherpeople\|Thomas Hicks}}
	'''Thomas O. Hicks''' (born 1946 in ] but later moved to ]), is a ] ]man. According to Forbes Magazine 2007, Tom Hicks has an estimated wealth of $1.3 billion USD.

	Hicks co-founded the investment firm, ], and is chairman of Hicks Inc, which owns and operates Southwest Sports Group, the company that owns the ], the ], ] and also owns fifty percent of the English football team ].

	==Biography==
	The son of a ] ] owner, Hicks graduated from the ], class of ] in ]. Hicks, as a brother of ]<ref name="txifc">http://www.texasifc.org/famousalums.htm</ref>, received his ] in Finance from the ] in ], and his ] from the ] in ]<ref name="starsbio">http://www.dallasstars.com/stars/bio-hicks.jsp</ref>.

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	Hicks became interested in ]s as a member of ]'s of Austin ] group. Hicks and Robert Haas formed Hicks & Haas in ]; the next year that firm bought Hicks Communications, a radio outfit run by Hicks' brother Steven - the first of many media companies bought or created by the buyout firm, often with Steven Hicks' involvement.{{fact}}

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	Hicks & Haas' in the mid-] bought several ] makers, including ] and ]. The firm took Dr Pepper/7 Up public just 18 months after merging the two companies. In all, Hicks & Haas turned $88 million of investor funding into $1.3 billion. The pair split up in ]; Hicks wanted to raise a large pool to invest, but Haas preferred to work deal by deal.{{fact}}

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	In 1989, Hicks co-founded the investment firm, ] with former ] Securities banker John Muse. The firm raised $250 million, with early investments including Life Partners Group (], ]; sold ]). In ] ]'s Charles Tate and ]'s Jack Furst became partners. Hicks was chairman from 1989 to 2004, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst raised $12 billion of private equity funds, consummated over $50 billion of leveraged acquisitions, and was one of the most active private investment firms in the country.{{fact}}

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	But the business hit a rough patch by the early ]s, when investors in Equity Fund IV were burned by a $1.2 billion plunge into telecom investments in ]. Hicks announced that he would leave the firm on ], ] to spend more time with his family and his sports teams.{{fact}}

	===Retirement===
	Hicks formed '''Hicks Holdings''', a vehicle for his billion-dollar sports and real estate empire, and then started buying companies again in the $10-million to $250-million level, including<ref name="bw"></ref>:
	*electronics firm with 1,000 employees in ]
	*started a new venture with DirecTV selling bundled TV-telecom services to condos
	*landscaping materials in the Midwest
	*pet food in ]
	*Gammaloy - an oil field rental outfit he bought from his wife's family, paying $20 million in the early ]s

	==Politics==
	Hicks was recently a member of the political action committee for the ] campaign for former ] ], ]<ref name="greatdreams"></ref>

	===Tom Hicks Elementary School===
	] in ], part of the ], was given its name after Hicks donated the necessary land for the school<ref name="greatschools"></ref>.

	==Sports==
	Hicks moved from the business pages to the sports section in December ] when he bought the ] ] for $82 million<ref name="cbs98"></ref>.

	===Dallas Stars===
	Seven Division Championships, three Western Conference crowns, two ] as the team with the best regular season record, two consecutive trips to the ] and the 1999 ] Championship are the highlights of the Dallas Stars' rapid ascent in the 11 years since Thomas O. Hicks contracted to purchase the hockey club in December 1995. Mr. Hicks serves as the Stars' Chairman of the Board and the club's representative on the NHL Board of Governors, and also played an instrumental role in the development and planning of ].<ref name="starsbio">
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	===Texas Rangers===
	In June 1998, Hicks became the Chairman and Owner of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club of the ]’s ]. Under Hicks ownership, the Rangers won the ] crown in 1998 and 1999, but failed to deliver a ]. After retirement from Hicks Muse Tate and Furst, and with the Rangers finished in last place in its division in ], Hicks promised to rebuild the team, shipping ] ($252 million over 10 years) to the ]. Hicks serves on the Board of Directors of MLB Advanced Media, the internet-based subsidiary of Major League Baseball.

	===Liverpool F.C.===
	{{main article\|History of Liverpool F.C.}}
	On ], ], it was made known through the ] press that he was involved in a consortium with friend and ] owner ] to purchase ] club Liverpool F.C; this takeover proposal was believed to be the front runner after ] withdrew their bid.<ref name="liverpool-a"></ref>. On ], ], Hicks & Gillett's joint offer for ] was formally accepted, valuing the club at £218.9m ($432.9m) (£5,000 per share and £44.8m in debt).<ref name="liverpool-b"></ref>. Liverpool became the third ] club to be acquired by U.S. businessman, the others being ] and ]. After the bid was accepted, Hicks stated his foremost priority was gaining silverware, and vowed to build a new stadium for the club at ].

	==References==
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