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Ryan Sports buys into European soccer clubs

The Ryan family as part of its sports investment arm Ryan Sports Ventures has "purchased a minority stake in a venture that controls several European soccer teams." The Black Knight Football Club, a joint venture led by Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, owns Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and Ligue 1 club FC Lorient. Ryan Sports did "not disclose how much it invested." The Ryan family has held a minority interest in the Bears "since the '80s and has made investments in the Penske Corporation and sports technology funds" (CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS, 9/26).

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