Recently, Yunyi Investment has been working on the acquisition of 100% of West Bromwich Holdings Co., Ltd’s share.(indirectly own 88% of West Bromwich Albion Football Club’s share)through Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Co., Ltd. After the completion of this acquisition, West Bromwich Albion Football Club will become the 1st Premier League controlled by China mainland capital.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, founded in 1878, is one of 12 founding members of The Football League; from 2010/11 till now, the club has been in the FA Premier League for 7successive seasons; it ranked 14th in 2015/2016 season. West Bromwich Albion Football Club has a long history of football culture,a stable performance, and a healthy financial status. Yunyi Investment, as the leader ofthis acquisition, which helps Yunyi Guokai complete the project due diligence investigation, negotiation, financing, design and implement of acquisition strategy. In the future, Yunyi Investment will keep paying attention to the operation of the club and relative investment in domestic and abroad sports industry.