Cherries owner Foley close to takeover of rugby club Exeter Chiefs

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Cherries owner Foley close to takeover of rugby club Exeter Chiefs

Cherries chairman and owner Bill Foley is close to a takeover of Prem rugby club Exeter Chiefs.

American billionaires ready to buy into Exeter Chiefs

Members will vote on the proposed deal at an extraordinary general meeting at Sandy Park on May 7

Sources: Bournemouth's owners to move into rugby

Bournemouth's owners Black Knight Football Club are set to branch out into rugby union with a takeover of Gallagher Prem side Exeter Chiefs, sources have told ESPN.

AFC Bournemouth’s owner Bill Foley behind US takeover of Exeter Chiefs

Chiefs’ new owner will be Black Knight Sports and Entertainment Michael B Jordan has stake in company that owns Bournemouth Bill Foley, owner of AFC Bournemouth, is poised to take control of Exeter Chiefs in a multimillion-pound deal that will bring Premier League and Hollywood glamour to English club rugby. The Guardian revealed this week that Exeter’s chair, Tony Rowe, had agreed to sell the club to a wealthy American investor, and can now di…

US backer eyes Chiefs

EXETER Chiefs have finalised a proposed takeover by an American backer and will now put the offer to a vote by their 700 members in a special general meeting early next month. Exeter’s latest accounts showed more than £10m in post-tax losses and chairman Tony Rowe, who has been key to funding the club over […] The post US backer eyes Chiefs appeared first on The Rugby Paper.