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Lai Guochuan (Chinese: 赖国传; pinyin: Lài Guóchuán; born 1974) is a Chinese businessman and investor. Lai is the controlling shareholder and director of private investment firm Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited, founded to take the majority shareholding of West Bromwich Albion.
- Entrepreneur, Investor
- Controlling shareholder of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
- Founder & Director of Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited
Chinese entrepreneur Guochuan Lai was that man and was understood to have paid around £175 million to purchase Jeremy Peace's 88 per cent stake in the Baggies.
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In July 2016, Peace announced that he had found a buyer in the form of a Chinese investment group headed by Lai Guochuan. The figure agreed upon is believed to have been in the region of £175 million – £200 million.
Aug 5, 2016 · Chinese businessman Guochuan Lai is the new owner of West Bromwich Albion. On Friday, West Bromwich Albion became the first Premier League club to be acquired by a mainland Chinese owner.
Feb 15, 2024 · Up steps Guochuan Lai, at the time a 42-year-old entrepreneur and businessman from China. Little was known about Lai - but he became the latest Chinese investor to arrive in West Midlands...
Oct 22, 2023 · The Midlands club has been put up for sale, with the current owner, Guochuan Lai, aiming to earn £50 million from Albion. Lai has not been a popular figure since taking over at the Hawthorns,...
Feb 14, 2024 · The takeover of West Bromwich Albion by Florida-based businessman Shilen Patel is a step closer after the Championship club’s current owner Guochuan Lai agreed a deal to repay a loan he secured...
