In January, Gao's organization Lander Sports Development said an arrangement was concurred, yet the takeover is presently an individual venture.
"Today is the begin of another and energizing part for our club," said Katharina Liebherr, who acquired Saints from her late father, Markus, in 2010 when they were in League One.
She will hold a 20% offer.
Liebherr said the Gao family share Southampton's "qualities and aspirations", including: "As a group, we will endeavor to expand upon the solid establishment that is set up towards practical long haul achievement."
She said the two gatherings have "full trust" in the Premier League club's director Ralph Krueger and his administration group and bolster intends to take after the "Southampton way".
"I am regarded and lowered to wind up plainly an accomplice of Southampton Football Club close by Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her dad, has been such an awesome steward of the club, its development and achievement," said Gao.
"Together, we have the energy and inspiration to expand on Southampton's astounding advancement as of late as we anticipate an energizing next part for the club."
A representative for the Premier League stated: "As with any change of control at a Premier League club, we have checked the sources and adequacy of subsidizing set up to procure the offers, and been given a point by point strategy for success demonstrating the new proprietors can manage the club going ahead.
"We have additionally led the Owners' and Directors' Test, which incorporates point by point personal investigations on any individual proposing to get over 30% of offers in a club, or to be a chief on the club's board."
English clubs Aston Villa, Birmingham, Wolves, Reading and West Brom as of now have Chinese financial specialists, as do Italian side AC Milan, who were purchased for £628m recently.
In 2015, Manchester City likewise sold a 13% stake of the club worth £265m to a consortium of Chinese speculators.
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While Saints proprietor Katharina Liebherr has portrayed this new speculation as an association, actually the Gao family - father Jisheng and girl Nelly - are currently 80% larger part proprietors.
Everyday this speculation is not set to make change at the club; the present board and administration at Southampton will keep on running the club and I don't anticipate that Saints will veer a long way from the way they have been on.
The Gao speculation will obviously have been talked about finally by Katharina Liebherr, who will have done whatever she can to ensure the club and to ensure the Gao family have the club's long haul interests on the most fundamental level, similar to she and her dad Markus have had.
Be that as it may, she has gotten this venture to fortify the club monetarily and to take it more distant than she believes she can without anyone else. She has done this to keep the club pushing ahead, but I think measuredly, not with a sudden sprinkling of money.
Her heritage as sole proprietor is anything but difficult to see - two advancements saw her complete what her dad began in 2009, the recovery of Southampton FC from close termination.
In any case, she has accomplished more than that. She has driven a club dignifiedly without once wanting to legitimize herself openly, she has driven a business that has flourished with bettering players, and she has transformed Saints into a reliable best half Premier League club.
The Gao family have an unbelievable stage from which to assemble. The following part for Saints, Chinese proprietorship, will be entrancing to see.
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