Posts tagged: Chelsea

Chelsea FC on the block; Abramovich said to be seeking £3 billion, according to reports - Part 12

Friday, 1 April 2022, 10:59 am

Apologies for the tardy update on the Chelsea FC situation Betavillers; I have been a bit busy digging out stories on some rather larger public companies recently.

Anyway, it would appear, according to reports, that investment bankers at Raine - which is advising on the sale for Roman Abramovich/the British Government - have created a "second round" of bidding with four serious bidding groups. I will list them below:..

Read more...

Chelsea FC on the block; Abramovich said to be seeking £3 billion, according to reports - Part 7

Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 10:57 am

Forget about days; it would appear there is a new bidder interested in buying Chelsea Football Club every hour.

Last night it emerged Josh Harris - the former Apollo dealmaker that owns a stake in Crystal Palace - and Jamie Reuben, the son and nephew of billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben, have both thrown their hat in the ring to buy Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch...

Read more...

Chelsea FC on the block; Abramovich said to be seeking £3 billion, according to reports - Part 6

Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 9:30 am

Another day, another bidder - or two - for Chelsea FC, the Premier League football club put on the block by Roman Abramovich.

Reports emerged yesterday that Robert 'Woody' Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, is keen on taking a look at the winners of the Champions League.

Also, a shadowy Saudi group called Saudi Media is sniffing around Chelsea FC, according to football website Goal...

Read more...

Chelsea FC on the block; Abramovich said to be seeking £3 billion, according to reports - Part 5

Monday, 7 March 2022, 1:55 pm

The list of suitors for Chelsea Football Club is growing by the day.

Mark "the Kleinmanator" Kleinman of Sky News now claims British property entrepreneur Nick Candy, Conor McGregor, the Mixed Martial Arts star, investment firm Empowerment IP Capital, the American owners of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team and, er, Ken Griffin, the founder of mega hedge fund Citdael are all involved in the Chelsea sale process.

Below is a link to Mark's piece:..

Read more...

Chelsea FC on the block; Abramovich said to be seeking £3 billion, according to reports

Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 6:06 pm

You know the rumours about a potential sale of Chelsea FC are serious when the venerable Wall Street Journal finally decides to get on the story.

The WSJ has just published a piece claiming Roman Abramovich is seeking takeover bids for Chelsea FC, which has won the European champions league twice, ahead of the Russian tycoon being hit by financial sanctions. Below is the link:..

Read more...

Football M&A out of fashion?

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 10:29 am

It's about that time of the year when some intrepid hack digs out a top Premier League football club takeover scoop.

Indeed, this time last year friends and colleagues on the The Sunday Times business section unveiled Roman Abramovich had appointed advisers from American boutique firm Raine to find a buyer for all or some of Chelsea Football Club. Below is the link:..

Read more...