premise: Jon Moulton (born 15 October 1950) is a British venture capitalist. He is the founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Better Capital, and is the former managing partner of the private equity firm Alchemy Partners. Moulton is best known for leading Alchemy Partners' bid to buy MG Rover from BMW in 2000, which ultimately lost out to a rival offer from the Phoenix Consortium.
hypothesis: MG rover was acquired by Phoenix Consortium.
reason: The scenario states that the winning bid for MG Rover was made by Phoenix Consortium, given that Moulton lost his bid to that company.