Sidley represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Chelsea Football Club and related affiliates in a consortium co-led with Todd Boehly, Chairman and CEO of Eldridge. The ownership consortium also included Hansjörg Wyss, founder of the Wyss Foundation, and Mark Walter, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Capital.
Under the terms of the agreement, Boehly and Clearlake will share joint control and equal governance of the Club. Boehly will serve as Chairman of the holding company.
The Sidley team was led by Mehdi Khodadad and Adam Runcorn (M&A and Private Equity), and included Matthew Stoker, Lauren Bretton, Lucy Carr, Spencer Lee, and Tom Johnson (M&A and Private Equity); Ken Daly, Patrick Harrison, and Jakob Dewispelaere (Antitrust/Competition); Rachpal Thind, Leonard Ng, Max Savoie, and Matt Feehily (Banking and Financial Services); Sven De Knop, Christopher Lock, and Alessandra Moroni (International Trade); Stephen J.D. Ross (Investment Funds); Francesca Blythe (Privacy and Cybersecurity); and Jason Menzies, Rachel Kleinberg, and Pranith Mehta (Tax).
