Advising EEP on Its Investment in Bolton Wanderers Football Club

BCLP advised Entrepreneur Equity Partners (EEP), a leading global investor in professional sports clubs, entertainment and real estate, on its minority investment in Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, the holding company of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.

The transaction involved EEP's subsidiary, Entrepreneur Equity Partners SPV VI, LLC, acquiring A ordinary shares in Football Ventures (Whites) Limited. Following completion of the transaction, EEP holds a 16.67% equity interest in Bolton Wanderers.

BCLP also advised on securing the necessary football regulatory approvals, including approvals relating to EEP's existing multiclub ownership interests and its investment in other European football clubs. Read more on the deal from Bolton Wanderers Football Club.

The investment represents another milestone in EEP's growing global sports portfolio and highlights the increasing sophistication of investment structures and regulatory considerations within professional football. As investor interest in sports assets continues to expand, transactions frequently require coordinated advice across corporate, finance, regulatory, technology, real estate, employment and other specialist disciplines.

Earlier this year, we also advised EEP on its investment in Venezia Football Club (VFC), an Italian professional football club based in Venice, and a number of other investments in global sports teams and real estate ventures. The firm is actively supporting EEP on multiple pending investments around the globe.

BCLP's Sports, Media & Entertainment team regularly advises on club acquisitions and investments, multiclub ownership structures, regulatory compliance, commercial arrangements and complex cross-border transactions throughout the sports industry.

Kaley Rickert coordinated BCLP's multidisciplinary team on the transaction, which included Marc Trottier in Finance Transactions; Aaron Lang, Katrina Murphy, John Adamson, Grant Atwood and Mayur Kiri in Corporate Transactions; Max Dixon, Olivia Wint, Vishnu Rege, Marcus Pearl and Geraldine Scali in Technology, Commercial & Data; Alexander Berman, Katy Bearn and Anna Robbins in Real Estate; Tom Horniman and Paul Grace in Planning & Zoning; Ellie Serridge and James Anderson in Employment & Labor; and David Dennison in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation.