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  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Abramovich ally Buck stands down as Chelsea FC chair after two decades

    US lawyer will remain as special adviser to club’s new owners following last month’s £2.5bn sale

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Inside the low-profile firm behind Boehly’s buyout of Chelsea

    Plus, what Friendster and MySpace can teach us about the crypto market rout, inside the business of F1, and more.

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Football
    Chelsea sale shows US investors’ desire to play in Premier League

    Groups attracted by rising revenue streams and a perception that football is undervalued

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    UK government clears £4.25bn Chelsea FC sale to Todd Boehly

    Licence issued to consortium led by US financier as ministers satisfied Roman Abramovich would not benefit from funds

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Football
    Chelsea sale set for UK approval after Abramovich meets ‘red lines’

    UK ministers close to signing off on deal that ensures no benefit to oligarch but green light still needed from Brussels and Lisbon

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Officials demand ‘watertight’ legal guarantees from Abramovich over Chelsea funds

    Concerns in government centre on whether oligarch could lay claim to £1.5bn loan in future

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Chelsea sale hits last-minute hitch as government clashes with Abramovich

    Prospects of a speedy deal in doubt as ministers say oligarch becoming ‘more punchy’

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Travel & leisure industry
    Charity campaigners criticise lack of transparency over Chelsea FC donation

    Critics concerned over potential influence of Roman Abramovich’s team in process

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Football
    Chelsea strikes sponsorship deal with crypto trading platform

    WhaleFin £20mn promo agreement preceded London club going up for sale and Abramovich sanctions

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    News in-depthPrivate equity
    Clearlake, the US buyout group behind the Chelsea bid

    Billionaire co-founders grew close to Todd Boehly during their unsuccessful battle for debt manager CBAM

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    The American basketball star detained in Russia Premium content

    Plus, Why Jim Ratcliffe’s bid for Chelsea fell on deaf ears, the sale of AC Milan, and more.

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Todd Boehly agrees £4.25bn deal for Chelsea FC

    Group led by US financier secures biggest football club acquisition in history

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Roman Abramovich denies wanting repayment of £1.5bn Chelsea debt

    As US investors close in on club’s sale, oligarch says he has not reneged on plan for proceeds to go to charitable foundation

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Abramovich allies set to continue running Chelsea after sale

    Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia offered option to stay by leading bidder for club

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Boehly leads race for Chelsea after Jim Ratcliffe tries to gatecrash deal

    US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    Ares backs two bidders for Abramovich’s Chelsea FC

    Investment group prepared to add minority stake in English Premier League team to its sport portfolio

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton join bid for Chelsea FC

    US tennis legend and F1 driver back offer led by City grandee Martin Broughton

  • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
    George Osborne advising US billionaire Todd Boehly on Chelsea bid

    Former UK chancellor brings political experience to auction of English football club forced by Ukraine war

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    Ricketts-led group drops out of race to buy Chelsea Football Club

    Chicago family, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert decide against bid

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Larry Tanenbaum joins Stephen Pagliuca group vying for Chelsea

    NBA chair among heavyweight backers of consortium readying bid for Premiership club

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    Sport
    English football to have independent regulator by next election, pledges Dorries

    Plan for tighter supervision puts government on collision course with governing bodies

  • Saturday, 2 April, 2022
    News in-depthRaine Group LLC
    Raine, the US bank refereeing the £3bn race to buy Chelsea FC

    Boutique running auction for football club is veteran of numerous high-profile sports deals

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Roman Abramovich
    Roman Abramovich’s $1bn five-yacht fleet revealed

    Latest vessel’s discovery highlights veil of secrecy over sanctions-hit oligarch’s assets

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Football
    Two US billionaire-led bids lead £3bn race to buy Chelsea FC

    LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly and private equity tycoons Josh Harris and David Blitzer become frontrunners

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Chelsea FC to be allowed £30mn cash injection from parent company

    UK Treasury revises licence to resolve ‘liquidity issues’ at football club in wake of Abramovich sanctions

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