Deals
Swansea Soccer Club Nears Sale to Kaplan-Levien Investor Group
- Kaplan is Oaktree co-founder; Levien owns part of DC United
- Takeover would expand U.S. reach in English Premier League
Swansea City's Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, second right, celebrates scoring with teammates during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Chelsea.
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There’s about to be another American owner in the English Premier League.
Jason Levien, part owner of Major League Soccer’s D.C. United, and Steve Kaplan, the Oaktree Capital Management co-founder who holds a stake in the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, lead a group that is close to taking a controlling interest in Swansea City, according to a statement Saturday from the Welsh soccer club.