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statement-from-board-of-directors-of-chelsea-football-club-limit
Statement from the Board of Directors of Chelsea Football Club Limited
30 May 2022
[Note: this statement has been prepared by the Board as constituted
immediately prior to the sale of the Club]
[注：本声明由俱乐部出售前的董事会编写]
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Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea Football Club and
related companies to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake
Capital.
罗曼˙阿布拉莫维奇已经将切尔西足球俱乐部及其相关公司出售给由托德˙伯利和清
湖资本领导的投资集团。
This sale process commenced on 2 March, when Mr. Abramovich announced his
intention to sell the Club after 19 successful years of ownership. In
selling the Club, Mr. Abramovich stipulated that the new owner must be a
good steward of the Club, the net proceeds of the sale must be donated to
charity, and that he would not seek the repayment of loans made to
affiliates of the Club.
这一出售过程始于3月2日，当时阿布拉莫维奇先生宣布他打算将自己已成功地运营了
19年的俱乐部出售。在出售俱乐部时，阿布拉莫维奇先生规定，新的所有者必须妥善
经营俱乐部事务，出售的净收益必须捐赠给慈善机构，而且他不会要求俱乐部的附属
机构偿还贷款。
Following this announcement, the Board of Directors and senior staff at
the Club immediately commenced work on the sale transaction. Raine, a
global merchant bank chosen by the owner to run the sale process, has
significant expertise and experience advising premium sports clubs on
mergers and acquisitions and advised the owner and the Club in the
process.
在这一决定宣布之后，俱乐部的董事会和高层立即开始了交易工作。老板选择了一家
全球商业银行 － 雷恩，负责出售交易的整个过程，雷恩银行在为顶级体育俱乐部提
供并购咨询服务方面拥有丰富的专业知识和经验，并在此过程中为老板和俱乐部提供
了专业的咨询服务。
== SANCTIONS 制裁 ==
On 10 March, Mr. Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government. Under
sanctions, the Club operated within the confines and constraints of the
restrictive General Licence granted by the UK Government, while doing its
best to maintain the ordinary course of business. At all times throughout
the process the Club's objective was to support our men's, women's and
academy teams and allow them to operate with the absolute minimum level of
inconvenience and distraction.
3月10日，阿布拉莫维奇先生受到了英国政府的制裁。在制裁期间，俱乐部仅被允许
在英国政府授权的限制性一般许可证的范围和约束下运作，同时尽力维持正常的业务
内容。在整个过程中，俱乐部的目标是支持和保障我们的男子队、女子队和青训队的
运作尽可能不受到干扰与不便。
These sanctions also presented unique and unforeseen challenges to the
sale process, but the Board and Raine continued to work on the transaction
in accordance with the owner's objectives.
这些制裁措施也给俱乐部出售的过程带来了特殊且未知的挑战，但董事会和雷恩银行
公司将继续依照老板的目标进行交易。
== PROCESS 过程 ==
The process was extremely thorough and completed on an accelerated
timeline. Many described the proposed transaction as “unprecedented”,
and it was. A transaction such as this would normally take nine months to
a year to complete; we did it in less than three months.
这项交易的过程十分深彻且迅速。许多人称这项交易是“史无前例的”，而事实也正
是如此。在通常的情况下，这样规模的交易一般需要九个月到一年的时间来完成，而
我们仅在不到三个月的时间内就顺利完成了。
The Club received more than 250 enquiries from proposed purchasers, held
detailed discussions with more than 100 individuals and entities, and
entered into 32 confidentiality agreements, which allowed for due
diligence with respect to confidential Club information. Ultimately, the
Club received 12 credible bids, resulting in 4 and then 3 final bidders.
The Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital consortium was chosen as the
preferred bidder.
在这个过程中，俱乐部共收到了250多份购买问询，并与100多位个人和实体进行了详
细讨论，签订了32份保密协议，以便对俱乐部内的机密讯息进行尽职调查。最终，俱
乐部收到了12份有效投标，首先产生了四组，然后是三组最终投标人。最后，托德˙
伯利先生和清湖资本财团成为首选投标人。
== PREFERRED BIDDER 首选投标人 ==
The group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital rose above the other
groups through the strength of the partnership between the group's
component parts, which includes Mark Walter, co-founder and CEO of
Guggenheim Capital; and Hansjorg Wyss, founder of the Wyss Foundation;
Todd and Mark's participation in the ownership of several sports
franchises with sustained winning traditions, including the Los Angeles
Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Sparks; a belief by
the Board that this group could help the Club resolve certain current
challenges and could assist in creating new opportunities, and help the
Club reach its long-term strategic objectives. We believe the Board and
the Boehly/Clearlake group have a shared vision for the future of Chelsea
Football Club.
托德˙伯利先生和清湖资本领导的集团之所以能在众多投标人中脱颖而出，主要是由
于该集团各成员之间合作关系的力量，其中包括古根海姆资本的联合创始人兼首席执
行长马克˙沃尔特和魏斯基金会的创始人汉斯约格˙魏斯。托德和马克也拥有几家顶
级体育公司的所有权，包括洛杉矶道奇队、洛杉矶湖人队和洛杉矶火花队；董事会相
信，这个集团可以帮助俱乐部解决当前面临的一些挑战，并创造出崭新的机会，以帮
助俱乐部实现其长期发展的战略目标。我们相信董事会和伯利先生和清湖资本集团对
切尔西足球俱乐部的未来有一个共同美好愿景。
== STRUCTURE OF TRANSACTION 交易架构 ==
In choosing the right stewards for the Club through this transaction, we
agreed with the new owners that their group would make certain binding
financial commitments, including investments in the Academy and women's
team, the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge and the Chelsea Foundation.
在通过这次交易为俱乐部选择合适的所有者时，我们与新的所有者达成一致，他们的
集团将做出一些具有约束力的财务承诺，包括对青训队和女子队的投资、对斯坦福桥
球场的重建以及对切尔西基金会的支持。
We also agreed several further conditions to ensure that the new owners
continue to provide equity funding for future capital and operating
expenditures, and that the Club will not be laden with inappropriate
financial indebtedness.
我们还进一步达成了一些条件，以确保新所有者继续为俱乐部未来的资本和运营支出
提供股权资金，并确保俱乐部不会背负不适当的财政债务。
== STAKEHOLDERS AND APPROVALS 利益相关者与审批过程 ==
Throughout this process, we have worked very closely with the UK
Government, in particular the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and
Sport (DCMS), and HM Treasury, as well as with the Premier League, The FA
and UEFA. In order to complete the transaction, we needed consents and
approvals from all, and in particular from the UK Government.
在整个交易过程中，我们与英国政府，特别是数位、文化、媒体和体育部（DCMS）、
英国财政部，还有英超联赛、英足总和欧足联进行了密切合作。为了完成这项交易，
我们需要得到所有人的同意和批准，尤其是英国政府。
We have been able to obtain all necessary consents, as well as further
licences required in Portugal, Canada and Jersey due to the structure of
the previous ownership
我们已经获得所有必要的同意，以及由于此前的所有权结构牵涉到的葡萄牙、加拿大
和泽西岛方面的进一步许可。
== THANK YOU 感谢 ==
We would like to thank all of the bidders for their engagement, effort and
participation in this process.
我们要感谢所有竞标者在这个过程中的参与、付出和努力。
We would also like to thank our men and women footballers, the staff of
both teams, everyone in our Academy, and in particular Thomas Tuchel and
Emma Hayes for their patience and support during this process. And, of
course, thank you to all our partners, staff and fans during this
difficult phase for the Club.
我们还要感谢我们的男女足球员、两支球队的工作人员、我们青训学院的每个人，特
别是图赫尔和海耶斯在这个过程中的耐心和支持。当然，也要感谢我们所有的合作伙
伴、员工和球迷在俱乐部的这个困难阶段。
We additionally wish to state our appreciation for the efforts of the
Fans' Forum, Chelsea Supporters Trust, Chelsea Supporters Group, Chelsea
Supporters Club and Chelsea Pitch Owners for engaging with bidders and
conveying their views and expectations of any new owner.
此外，我们还要对球迷论坛、切尔西支持者信托基金、切尔西支持者小组、切尔西球
迷俱乐部和切尔西球场拥有者们的努力表示感谢，他们与竞标者接触并传达了他们的
观点以及对新所有者的期望。
And finally, we would like to thank for their help, assistance, and
support those persons with whom we have worked with at:
最后，我们要感谢那些与我们合作过的人的帮助、协助和支持。
DCMS
HM Treasury
UEFA
The FA
The Premier League
The Raine Group
Northridge Law
Simmons & Simmons
Ernst & Young
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
And, OF COURSE, Roman Abramovich for 19 amazing, unforgettable years.
当然，还有罗曼˙阿布拉莫维奇，感谢这19年无与伦比、令人难忘的经历。
The Board of Directors of Chelsea Football Club.
切尔西足球俱乐部董事会
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