Todd Boehly, the chairman and co-owner of Chelsea, has bought a 49 per cent stake in The Hundred franchise Trent Rockets. The investment values Nottingham-based Rockets — which encompass the English county clubs of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire — at around £79million ($97.73m).

T he Todd Boehly-backed Cain International have succeeded in securing a stake in Hundred side Trent Rockets. The group, led by Chelsea director Jonathan Goldstein and the football

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has just bought a stake in cricket franchise Trent Rockets for close to £40m, the Telegraph are reporting today.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has agreed to buy a 49% share in Hundred franchise Trent Rockets. Cain International, founded by American Boehly and British businessman Jonathan Goldstein, will pay just under £40m for the stake in the Rockets, valuing the entire franchise at £79m.

The Raine Group, advised by Deloitte, has conducted the auction. Raine was involved in the sale of Chelsea to Boehly and his business partners, including Behdad Eghbali, in 2022 and facilitated INEOS's acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in United in late 2024.

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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is expanding his portfolio after agreeing to buy a significant stake in the Trent Rockets franchise having failed with a previous bid to buy two London-based teams

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has successfully acquired a 49% stake in The Hundred franchise, Trent Rockets. The deal was facilitated through Cain International, a real estate investment firm co-founded by Boehly and British entrepreneur Jonathan Goldstein.

Todd Boehly buys stake in Hundred franchise Trent Rockets - The Chelsea owner’s Cain International group has paid nearly £40million for 49 per cent of the Nottingham-based team.

Trent Rockets the seventh Hundred team to be sold as Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly pays close to £40m for 49 per cent stake; Boehly had been interested in buying Lords-based London Spirit but was outbid by tech consortium;