Boehly completes £4.25bn Chelsea takeover

A consortium led by Todd Boehly – approved by the UK government – has completed a £4.25bn ($5.25bn) takeover of Premier League club Chelsea, ending two decades of ownership under Roman Abramovich


CHELSEA TAKEOVER – KEY PLAYERS
  
Todd Boehly, 48: Leads consortium. Owns 20% of baseball team LA Dodgers, and – with
Walter – 27% stake in NBA franchise Los Angeles Lakers

Clearlake Capital: California private equity firm led by José E. Feliciano (above) and Behdad Eghbali. Excess of $72bn assets, with over 300 investments

Mark Walter, 61: Chief executive of Guggenheim Partners, which has over $310bn in corporate assets. Personal stakes include plant-based food maker Beyond Meat

Hansjoerg Wyss, 86: Philanthropic Swiss billionaire – worth $5bn, amassed via sale of medical device manufacturer Synthes to Johnson & Johnson in 2012


MOST EXPENSIVE SPORTING SALES

Takeover includes 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
     
Brooklyn Nets, NBA (2019)	$3.20bn
Joseph Tsai

Chelsea, Premier League (2022)	$3.09bn
Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital

New York Mets, MLB (2020)	$2.42bn
Steve Cohen

Carolina Panthers, NFL (2018)	$2.28bn
David Tepper

Houston Rockets, NBA (2017)	$2.20bn
Tilman Fertitta
  

Source: Forbes 
Pictures: Getty Images
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