Premier League: US owners dominate over half of 20 clubs Sport Business The Premier League returns this evening for its 35th season, and clubs have become commodities traded by some of the world’s richest and most influential investors. From private equity funds to billionaires to sovereign wealth, this current crop of 20 team owners – this season seeing Hull City, Coventry City and Ipswich Town replacing Burnley, [...]
Brentford FC recruits Indeed as shirt sponsor in multi-year deal Sport Business Jobs website Indeed will become Brentford FC’s new shirt sponsor next season when the Premier League’s ban on betting brands takes effect, the club have announced. Indeed, which is already the west London team’s training kit partner, will replace Hollywoodbets on the front of the men’s, women’s and academy matchday shirts in a multi-year deal. [...]
Who owns each Premier League club as US shareholdings boom? Sport Business British firms or individuals are the biggest shareholders in just five Premier League clubs as US ownership booms ahead of the new season. Tony Bloom’s 96 per cent shareholding in Brighton and Hove Albion is the largest British stake in a Premier League club while Matthew Benham’s significant holding in Brentford is the only other [...]
Brentford stake sale to value club at £400m July 15, 2025 The owner of Premier League club Brentford could offload up to 25 per cent of his holding in the Bees today in a deal that could value the London club at £400m. The wealthy businessman who ran Belron, owners of Autoglass, Gary Lubner, and the Kingsman and Kick-Ass Hollywood film-maker Matthew Vaughn are expected to [...]
Brentford owner Benham weighs up minority investment in Bees March 19, 2025 Brentford have received multiple offers of minority investment from American groups who value the club at around £400m. Owner Matthew Benham has been seeking additional investment for over a year. Rothschild was appointed to oversee the sales process but City AM understands that the merchant bank is no longer working on the Brentford deal. The [...]