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Todd Boehly and Mark Walter sell Chelsea shares, Clearlake now has full control

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Jimenez, T. (2026, September 17). Todd Boehly and Mark Walter sell Chelsea shares, Clearlake now has full control. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/todd-boehly-and-mark-walter-sell-chelsea-shares-clearlake-now-has-full-control/article_a3a51c24-85fb-5ccc-a064-a74885ebc7b8.html

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Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have sold their shares in Chelsea Football Club to Clearlake Capital, giving the private equity firm full ownership control. In 2022, Clearlake originally acquired a majority stake (61.5%) along with Boehly, Walter, and Swiss investor Hansjorg Wyss who each held a 12.8% share. With this sale, Clearlake now holds all shares of the club. Boehly is stepping down as chairman while maintaining his status within Chelsea's history and future plans as an important stakeholder.

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Todd Boehly, Mark Walter, and Hansjorg Wyss have sold their 12.8% shares each in Chelsea Football Club to majority owner Clearlake Capital, giving Clearlake full control of the club. This move ends Boehly’s four-year tenure as chairman, a role he took over after the consortium bought Chelsea from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £2.3bn in 2022. The sale reportedly values Chelsea at around £5bn and could net Boehly and Walter up to £950m each for their shares. Clearlake co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano thanked Boehly for his contributions while emphasizing continued investment in the club’s infrastructure and performance. Hansjorg Wyss will retain a minority stake as an important partner.

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Who wrote this

Tony Jimenez

1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 “Chelsea Football Club today announced affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group will acquire the ownership interest of Todd Boehly,” it said in a statement.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Todd Boehly and Mark Walter sell Chelsea shares, Clearlake now has full control

The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Chelsea Chelsea Football Club Clearlake Clearlake Capital LONDON

Subjects

Chelsea ORG · 10× Clearlake ORG · 6× Boehly PERSON · 5× Chelsea Football Club ORG · 2× Clearlake Capital ORG · 2× LONDON GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× Todd Boehly PERSON · 2× English Premier League ORG · 1× Mark Walter PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“As part of the transition, Clearlake will also acquire Mark Walter’s ownership interest and therefore acquire full control of the club.” In 2022, Clearlake and Boehly combined to take over the club from Roman Abramovich when the Russian billionaire was forced to sell the club after being sanctioned by the U.K. for his connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17

🔮 “Chelsea Football Club today announced affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group will acquire the ownership interest of Todd Boehly,” it said in a statement.

2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

Todd Boehly and Mark Walter sell Chelsea shares, Clearlake now has full control · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

LONDON (AP) — Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter have sold their stakes in Chelsea, handing full control to Clearlake Capital, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday. asserted

club → sell → Wednesday

“Chelsea Football Club today announced affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group will acquire the ownership interest of Todd Boehly,” it said in a statement. asserted

it → announce → statement

billionaire → acquire → Ukraine

Boehly, Walter and Swiss investor Hansjorg Wyss all purchased a 12.8% share alongside the private equity company Clearlake, which had owned 61.5% ahead of Wednesday’s announcement. asserted

which → purchase → announcement

Boehly now stands down in his role as Chelsea chairman. asserted

Boehly → stand → chairman

“It has been an honor to serve as chairman of Chelsea Football Club,” Boehly said. asserted

Boehly → serve → Club

“I would like to thank the many who helped secure a bright future for the club, including the English Premier League, the coaches and players, the talented leadership and staff at Chelsea, and the legions of dedicated fans. asserted

who → like → fans

“I have valued my partnership with Clearlake and the wider ownership group, and the collective decisions and investment we have made to support the immediate and long-term success of the club. asserted

we → value → club

I am confident that Chelsea is well positioned for continued success under Clearlake’s leadership.” asserted

Chelsea → position → leadership

Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano, co-founders of Clearlake Capital, paid tribute to Boehly in the Chelsea statement. asserted

Eghbali → pay → statement

“Todd has been an important partner throughout our ownership of Chelsea, and we thank him for his time and contribution as chairman,” Eghbali and Feliciano said. asserted

Eghbali → thank → chairman

“Clearlake has served as Chelsea’s majority owner since 2022, and as we move to full control our focus is to continue investing in the club’s infrastructure, sporting performance, player development and delivering long-term success for Chelsea and the club’s supporters.” asserted

focus → serve → Chelsea

The statement also said Wyss would “remain an important stakeholder and partner in the ownership group”, and that there would be “no changes to the day-to-day operations, leadership or strategy at the club.” asserted

Wyss → say → club

Chelsea, which is sixth in the Premier League standings, next faces London rival Brentford on Friday. asserted

which → face → Friday