29th Nov 2019
East Street Investments agreement to buy Charlton is announced by the club, together with details of new chairman Matt Southall and directors Tahnoon Nimer and Jonathan Heller.
Those who are unfamiliar with the saga and the characters who created it, will find this timeline useful to read and refer to. It was created by Rick Everitt, Publisher of Voice of the Valley fanzine, a reliable chronicle of Charlton affairs since it first appeared during the club’s exile at Selhurst Park, 34 years ago.
East Street Investments agreement to buy Charlton is announced by the club, together with details of new chairman Matt Southall and directors Tahnoon Nimer and Jonathan Heller.
Roland Duchâtelet converts £21.5m of loans to CAFC Ltd into equity.
Charlton Athletic announce that the takeover is complete.
Southall claims that ESI have a "legal obligation" to buy The Valley and Sparrows Lane within six months.
Lee Bowyer signs a new three-year contract.
ESI takeover of CAFC Ltd formally completed, according to Companies House.
Southall claims work on a £15m redevelopment scheme at the training ground will start in the summer.
Charlton sign Aiden McGeady, Matt Smith and David Davies on deadline day but do not disclose that the club is under a transfer embargo.
Nimer makes his first – and only – appearance at The Valley for the 2-1 home win over Barnsley.
Nimer posts on Instagram that he is pulling out.
Chris Farnell is on talkSPORT as Nimer's lawyer. Claudiu Florica and Marian Mihail are appointed to the ESI board.
Farnell and Andrei Mihail are appointed to ESI board.
The club announces that ESI have notified it of a change in its ownership – Swansea director Huw Jenkins appears to be the buyer, but doesn't proceed.
Andrew Barclay's interest, together with former chief executive Peter Varney, is revealed by Voice of The Valley.
Paul Elliott announced as the new owner of ESI and next chairman of the club.
The removed directors are reinstated by a court order.
CAFC board blocks an attempt to install Dave Jones above Steve Gallen and Bowyer.
Farnell is removed as the club's solicitor.
Thomas Sandgaard's interest announced by the South London Press.
Andrew Barclay drops out in favour of Sandgaard.
Judge Richard Pearce rejects Lex Dominus's bid for an injunction to prevent the sale of ESI to third party.
Pearce refuses leave to appeal but grants a seven-day interim injunction.
Court of appeal reverses earlier decision and allows injunction on sale of ESI until trial on November 23rd.
Sandgaard buys the club from ESI.