US EditionLorient President to Fold Stake Into BKFC Group, Making It Sole Shareholder of the Ligue 1 Team
Lorient’s integration into a group with over $500 million in equity aims to stabilize finances and support stadium renovation amid declining TV revenues.
- On Sunday, Loïc Féry said he will integrate his stake in FC Lorient into the Black Knight Football Club group, which would then become the club's sole shareholder.
- Amid falling domestic TV rights revenues, Loïc Féry said the move would strengthen FC Lorient's development and give the club a solid foundation within a group holding more than $500 million in equity.
- The BKFC group already includes AFC Bournemouth, Moreirense FC and Auckland FC , and the Black Knight consortium, fronted by Bill Foley, acquired a minority interest in Lorient in January 2023.
- Féry said the arrangement would boost the local economy and support renovation of Le Moustoir stadium, though he did not give a timeline but expressed confidence it will be finalized soon.
- Joining BKFC positions FC Lorient within an international expertise network, aligning the club with group resources holding more than $500 million in equity to strengthen its financial base.
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Lorient’s Future Secured: A Shift to Sole Ownership | Sports-Games
The president of Lorient plans to integrate his stake into the Black Knight Football Club group, aiming for it to become the sole shareholder of the French team. This partnership, backed by Bill Foley, is expected to strengthen Lorient's financial position as part of a multi-club ownership strategy.
FC Lorient. Futur propriétaire du FC Lorient, Bill Foley vend ses parts des Hibernians
Bill Foley réorganise son patrimoine footballistique. Alors qu’hier dimanche, Loïc Féry s’est longuement confié sur le site du FC Lorient, pour finalement révéler un changement prochain et majeur dans l’actionnariat de son club, l’annonce fait écho à l’opération conclue quelques jours plus tôt par Bill Foley, le futur propriétaire du club Merlus. Foley rend les 25% acquis deux ans plus tôt Cette cession intervient quelques jours avant l’annonce …
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Lorient president to fold stake into BKFC group, making it sole shareholder of the Ligue 1 team
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Bill Foley set to become sole owner of FC Lorient in major structural shift - Get French Football News
FC Lorient president Loïc Féry has confirmed that he intends to integrate his personal stake in the club into the Black Knight Football Club (BKFC) group, a move that would make the American consortium the sole shareholder of the Merlus. The 51-year-old revealed the plan in an interview published on the club’s official website on Sunday. Féry explained that the decision caps a process that began in late 2022, when Bill Foley and BKFC first enter…
More and more Far West, Brittany. Already a minority shareholder of FC Lorient, the American group Black...
In an interview posted on the FC Lorient website on Sunday, President Loïc Féry announced his willingness to integrate his participation in the club into the Black Knight Football Club, which would become the sole shareholder of the Merlus.
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