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Konsortium unter Todd Boehly kauft Chelsea (1)
May 26, 2022 - Die UK Regierung hat den Übernahmepreis von £4,25Mrd ($5.25Mrd) für den Premier League Club Chelsea bewilligt, Käufer ist ein Konsortium um Todd Boehly -- damit enden zwei Jahrzehnte Eigentümerschaft von Roman Abramovich.
Key players in the consortium to buy Chelsea are: Todd Boehly, who owns a 20% share of baseball team LA Dodgers, and a 27% stake in NBA basketball franchise Los Angeles Lakers. While Clearlake Capital -- a California private equity firm led by José E. Feliciano and Behdad Eghbali -- will own a majority share of the club.
Also involved are Mark Walter, chief executive of Guggenheim Partners, which has over $310bn in corporate assets, and philanthropic Swiss billionaire, Hansjoerg Wyss.
The takeover includes an initial £2.5bn ($3.09bn) paid for Chelsea, followed by £1.75bn ($2.16bn) for future investments, including stadiums at Stamford Bridge and Kingsmeadow – not included in original purchase price.