Chelsea and LA Lakers owner Todd Boehly could complete world-first as $9bn takeover on cards

Todd Boehly – co-owner of the LA Lakers, LA Dodgers and Chelsea Football Club among a range of other teams – is one of the most prolific investors in sports. Boehly, who made his billions in the private equity industry, sees sports as an ‘asset class’ where valuations only trend in one direction: up and to the right.