Finance
Boehly adamant Chelsea finances are in order
Chelsea’s American owner Todd Boehly is confident the club will not breach the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) despite their latest accounts showing losses of £89.1 million ($111m) for the financial year ending in June 2023.
The Premier League rules stipulate that a club can lose no more than £105 million over a three-year period, with Everton and Nottingham Forest having faced points penalties this season for exceeding that limit.
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Chelsea’s losses in the previous season amounted to £121.4m, and the 2019-20 season, in which they made a profit of £36m, will not be included in the next set of PSR calculations in December.
“The club continues to balance success on the field together with the financial imperatives of complying with UEFA and Premier League financial regulations,” Boehly said in the accounts.
“The club has complied with these since their inception in 2012 and expects to do so in the foreseeable future.”
The west London team’s acquisitions have been heavily scrutinised having spent more than £1 billion on players since Boehly took over the team in May 2022, leading to Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville calling them “billion-pound bottle jobs” after they lost in the Carabao Cup final to a youthful Liverpool team in February.
The 2022-23 financial year saw £745.2m spent on talent, while the accounts show an added £454.1m has already been spent on players since the end of that period on signings including Moisés Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer.
Chelsea have raised money through the offloading of players in that time as well — most notably sending Kai Havertz to Arsenal, Kalidou Koulibaly to Saudi Pro League team Al Hilal and Timo Werner to RB Leipzig.
Chelsea’s spending on player wages is also shown to have grown considerably in the accounts, leaping from £340.2m for the financial year ending in 2022 to £404m in 2023 — the second highest in the division behind treble winners Manchester City.
The accounts also show that the losses for 2022-23 would have been heavier were it not for Chelsea’s sale of hotel buildings to its parent company BlueCo for £76.3m. While the English Football League, which operates the other divisions of professional football in England, excludes asset sales from its financial rules calculations, the Premier League allows for such income to counted.
A proposal to change that rule was considered in 2021, however it was not put to a vote owing to opposition from the clubs in the Premier League, sources told ESPN.
The accounts come off the back of data from the Football Association that showed Chelsea spent more money on agent fees than any other club in the Premier League, paying £75m to intermediaries.
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Wisconsin groups support next generation of STEM workers | Finance & Commerce
MILWAUKEE — Contractors, utilities and public officials this week had something to offer to local students interested in construction and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The construction labor shortage and age gap are continuing conversations in the industry and drives more contractors to find ways to add to the labor pool. In March, there were around 295,000 construction jobs open across the U.S, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median age in the construction field is 41.9, BLS data showed.
Meanwhile, different groups this week awarded scholarships, recognition and partnerships to schools and students interested in construction and STEM fields. One partnership between contractors and a school will create a new learning laboratory at a Wauwatosa high school, officials said. Here’s what groups did this week to support the next generation.
Plumbing and mechanical contractors partner with Wauwatosa schools
Wauwatosa East High School has partnered with mechanical contractors JM Brennan and TOTAL Mechanical, manufacturer representative Air Flow, the Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association and Sheetmetal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association to develop a learning laboratory to prepare the next building and construction trades labor force, officials said.
The partners will further develop the HVAC part of the technical training space at Wauwatosa East.
“At Tosa East we are very proud of our program,” said Craig Griffie, the technical education teacher at Wauwatosa East. “The students are building a really strong foundation and it’s all due to the partners we have.”
State awards “fab lab” grants to 18 school districts
Gov. Tony Evers and Missy Hughes, secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., awarded $493,000 in “fab lab” grants to 18 school districts to train students in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The money is used to help create fabrication labs at local schools and equip them with computerized manufacturing machines such as 3D printers and laser engravers.
Lawmakers recognize national construction contest winners
State Rep. Clint Moses and Brian Westrate, staff for U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden, recognized the University of Wisconsin-Stout construction team, faculty and staff. The team clinched a gold medal in estimating at the Associated Builders and Contractors National Craft Competition held this year in Kissimmee, Florida.
Madison utility awards high school scholarships
Madison-based Alliant Energy awarded scholarships worth $1,000 to 25 high school seniors in Iowa and Wisconsin. The scholarships are awarded to students who perform community service work, academic achievement and wrote an essay about community problems solved through science, technology, engineering or mathematical concepts.
Julie Bauer, executive director of the Alliant Energy Foundation, said “supporting workforce readiness and fostering young minds interested in STEM-based careers is critical to developing the future of a skilled and innovative workforce.”
Finance
Faegre Drinker Grows Dallas Finance & Restructuring Practice
Glenn Reitman has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the finance & restructuring practice in Dallas, the firm said Thursday.
Reitman represents lenders and borrowers in structuring, negotiating, and documenting finance transactions, according to Faegre Drinker. He has particular expertise with commercial, real estate, and energy projects and structured financing.
His finance practice includes private equity, venture capital, leveraged buyouts, structured products, loan workouts, and restructurings, said the firm.
This story was produced by Bloomberg Law Automation.
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