The league said that Manchester City, owned by the Abu Dhabi United Group, would be the majority partner.
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The unanimous conclusion was that the NFL is 32 separate entities, even when entering a contract as a united group.
City's prospective new owners, Abu Dhabi United Group, have promised huge investment in new players and talked of signing several world-class players.
The stock ran up 70% in the three weeks prior to the United Group announcing its proxy contest and has since held steady.
The Abu Dhabi United Group chief has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on star players since buying the club in August 2008.
The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment will now look at the club's accounts and contracts before a takeover is officially completed.
The Abu Dhabi United Group have already made their intentions clear, claiming they intend to make City "bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United".
Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, the man behind the Abu Dhabi United Group takeover of Manchester City, was revealed as the purchaser on the club's official Web site.
Al Fahim was the initial figurehead of the Abu Dhabi United Group when they took control of Manchester City last year, but is now acting for himself.
If Todd and his backers, known as the United Group, win written consent of the majority of outstanding shares by the annual meeting on Dec. 2, Garvey is out.
The acquisition of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi United Group from Thakshin Shinawatra in September made them the latest Premier League team to benefit from wealthy foreign investors.
Al Fahim was the initial figurehead of the Abu Dhabi United Group when they took control of Manchester City in the summer of 2008, although he is no longer involved at Eastlands.
United Arab Emirates businessman Al Fahim was the initial figurehead of the Abu Dhabi United Group when they took control of Manchester City from Thaksin last year, but is now acting for himself.
The Eastlands outfit was taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group in September 2008 and owner Sheikh Mansour has spent heavily on transfers and wages in his first two years at the helm.
Hughes only took over at Eastlands in June, but the arrival of Sheikh Mansour and his company Abu Dhabi United Group as owners of the club led to a complete change of identity for City.
The club's poor form has generated speculation that new owners the Abu Dhabi United Group, who are backed by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and bring unrivalled spending power to the top flight, may lose patience with the team's inability to find consistency on the pitch.
About 30, 000 paramilitaries united under the group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, formally demobilized between 2003 and 2006, but many are thought to have since regrouped.
The next-best long pick was mega car dealership United Auto Group, headed by racecar great Roger Penske.
Similarly, United Health Group has been buying up provider groups, and WellPoint, another insurer, has added retirement centers to its portfolio.
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Flamboyant liquor tycoon, who sports diamond ear studs even to business meetings, took over the United Breweries group from late father in 1983.
"The way the season has gone, I can see a 0-0 draw, " said Simon Lawson, a member of the official Manchester United fan group.
Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle has joined the United Learning group of schools just weeks after it was found to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.
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It faces competition from Allied Signal and International Fuel Cells (part of United Technologies Group) in America, De Nora in Italy and Siemens in Germany.
The new definition is included in the latest edition of the Atlas of the World's Languages in danger, compiled by the United Nations group Unesco.
Mallya also runs the profitable United Breweries Group (NSE: UBHOLDINGS), owners of the popular Kingfisher beer label, so he has plenty of money to fund the airline.
Mr Putin will have been heartened by Deutsche Bank's announcement on Monday that it is buying a 40% stake in United Financial Group, a leading Russian investment bank.
United Health Group, one of the biggest employers in healthcare, insurance, and customer service, now hires college graduates into its claim and call centers because of their need for more specialized skills.
Last month I had a conversation with an executive at United Health Group and she told me that even amidst uncertainty in the healthcare market, they cannot hire call and claims agents fast enough.
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Gutman got off to a good start--Sign-A-Rama (since renamed United Franchise Group) signed him to a two-year consulting deal soon after he left--but skeptics abound, especially among companies already carrying a squad of lawyers on their payroll.
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