Deals
American Bidders Ready for Final Battle to Own Chelsea FC
- Groups led by Boehly, Harris and Ricketts family said to be in
- Offers would add to U.S. investments in Premier League teams
A Chelsea Football Club emblem at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London.
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At least three groups of mainly American investors have made it through to what is expected to be a final phase of the bidding war for Chelsea Football Club, according to people familiar with the situation.
While more bidders may still make the next round, those already there include a consortium led by former Guggenheim Partners executive Todd Boehly, another by Apollo Global Management Inc. co-founder Josh Harris, and a third by the Ricketts family, the owners of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs who have teamed up with the billionaire U.S hedge fund manager Ken Griffin.