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The American billionaire, his Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner, Clearlake's 'main voice' and the Swiss medical device expert: Meet the key players in the successful Chelsea takeover bid

Daily Mail | May 7, 2022

Related Topics: Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea F.C., Clearlake, Todd Boehly, Mark Walter, Switzerland, Guggenheim Partners, player

Todd Boehly's consortium has won the £4.25billion race to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.

Here, Press Association looks at the main players in the most lucrative takeover in sports franchise history.

Todd Boehly

The Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner is the co-founder and chief executive of Eldridge Industries. Boehly set up the private investment firm in 2015, having flourished at Guggenheim Partners since 2001. The 46-year-old boasts a personal net worth of 4.6 billion US dollars according to Forbes.

Todd Boehly, centre, is the leading figure in the consortium which is taking over Chelsea

Boehly made a bid to buy Chelsea in 2019, carrying out significant due diligence on the Stamford Bridge club.

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