BlueCo is the consortium led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter, and Hansjörg Wyss, formed to buy Chelsea FC in 2022, also owning French club RC Strasbourg; Clearlake Capital holds the majority stake (around 61.5%), with Boehly serving as Chairman, notes Find and update company information, Wikipedia, Sportcal, Sporting News, BBC, Wikipedia, Facebook, Facebook, Wikipedia, YouTube, The Chelsea Chronicle, www.bluechampions.com, Facebook, Reddit.
BlueCo is a consortium led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter, and Hansjörg Wyss. The group was formed as the investment vehicle for the takeover of Premier League football club Chelsea in 2022.
He is also the co-controlling owner and chairman of Premier League football club Chelsea, and co-owner of Ligue 1 football club Strasbourg under BlueCo. As of December 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$9.3 billion.
Chelsea FC is owned by the BlueCo consortium, a group led by American businessmen Todd Boehly (Chairman) and Behdad Eghbali (of Clearlake Capital), alongside Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, who completed the £4.25 billion takeover in May 2022, ending Roman Abramovich's ownership. Clearlake Capital holds a majority stake, with Boehly serving as chairman, though there have been recent reports of tensions between Boehly and Eghbali over club management.
BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly, bought Chelsea FC for a total of £4.25 billion in 2022, which included £2.5 billion for the club itself and a commitment to invest £1.75 billion in its future, including the stadium, academy, and women's team. This takeover, completed in May 2022, ended Roman Abramovich's ownership.
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BlueCo is the ownership consortium that purchased Chelsea Football Club in 2022, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital (Behdad Eghbali, José E. Feliciano), Mark Walter, and Hansjörg Wyss, with Clearlake Capital holding the majority stake (around 61.5%). While Boehly is the most public face and serves as Chairman, Clearlake Capital is the primary owner, with Boehly, Walter, and Wyss holding smaller, roughly equal shares.
The French club are majority owned by BlueCo, the same consortium led by American Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital which purchased Chelsea in 2022. Strasbourg finished 13th last season in Ligue 1, having finished 15th the year before, and the decision has been made by the club and Viera to part ways.
While Boehly is unhappy with the current ownership structure, nothing has been heard yet from other investors such as Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss. Boehly, Walter and Wyss each own just under 13% of Chelsea, which makes up the 38.5% of shares not owned by Clearlake.
He was formerly Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from 2000 to 2008. According to Forbes, Abramovich's net worth was US$14.5 billion in 2021, making him the second-richest person in Israel. Since then, his wealth decreased to $6.9 billion (in 2022) before rising again to $9.2 billion in 2023.
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Chelsea do not have a shirt sponsor in the 2025/26 season because the club's owners have refused to accept lower-value offers. Chelsea is holding out for a record-breaking deal worth around £60–65 million per year.
It's not illegal; called balancing the books. Clubs do it all the time; sell player A to club B for an inflated fee & then buy another player back from that club for exactly the same fee.
Behdad Eghbali made his money primarily by co-founding the successful private equity firm Clearlake Capital in 2006 with Jose E. Feliciano, which invests in companies for turnarounds and buyouts, generating substantial returns, and through his significant involvement in acquiring the Chelsea Football Club as a major investor in the consortium. His career began in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and TPG Capital, providing a strong foundation in finance before co-founding his own firm.
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Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea because the UK government sanctioned him and froze his assets in March 2022 due to his alleged ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, forcing his hand to sell the club. He announced the sale himself, stating it was for the club's best interest and that net profits would go to a charitable foundation for war victims, though the funds remained frozen for a time.
They should be one of the stories of the season, but they're not. Why? Because this small club -- Strasbourg in Ligue 1 -- is now owned by the same people who own Chelsea. You know, the Premier League club that set a record for spending more than $1 billion on its squad not too long ago.
