Kirkland & Ellis, DLA Piper, Covington & Burling and Proskauer Rose are advising on the acquisition of French Ligue 1 soccer membership Olympique Lyonnais by London-based funding group Eagle Soccer Holdings.

That is the newest acquisition by John Textor, who based London-based Eagle Soccer and owns Premier League membership Crystal Palace, which he purchased again in 2021.plum A set Botafogo and the Belgian group RWD Molenbeek.