Loïc Féry

Loïc Féry (born 15 March 1974) is a French businessman. He worked as a financial trader in Hong Kong and the City of London from 1997 to 2007, for Société Générale and Crédit Agricole. He founded the investment firm Chenavari in 2007. He became the owner and president of FC Lorient in 2009, selling the club in 2026 while remaining president.

Early life and education Féry was born in Nancy.

Aged 19, Féry took a year out of his studies after his first year to lead a telematics project in Eastern Europe, having won a competition. He then had a six-month internship in a trading room.

FC Lorient Féry considered buying OGC Nice, Nîmes Olympique, Grenoble Foot 38 and Sheffield Wednesday before buying FC Lorient in 2009.

In late 2012, Féry was elected president of the administration council of the Ligue de Football Professionnel. In July 2018, he and Francis Graille of AJ Auxerre were elected presidents of the same body for Ligue 2 clubs.

Féry's club were relegated back to Ligue 2 in 2017. After achieving promotion back to Ligue 1 in 2020, he invested heavily, saying that only Paris Saint-Germain and Nice were spending as much. Lorient were relegated again from the 2023–24 Ligue 1, despite having the eighth-biggest budget. Féry admitted responsibility for Lorient's relegation and the mistake of abolishing the role of sporting director, which had left coach Régis Le Bris with the added role of player recruitment.

In January 2026, with Lorient back in Ligue 1, the Black Knight Football Club of American businessman Bill Foley became the sole shareholder; the organisation already owned AFC Bournemouth in England, Moreirense in Portugal and Auckland FC in New Zealand. Féry remained president, and became a shareholder in the parent company.

Personal life Féry married to Olivia Féry (née Gravereaux), a former professional tennis player, in 2001. They divorced in 2022. They have three children, including Arthur, who became a professional in tennis under his British nationality.

According to French business magazine Challenges, Féry was France's 398th richest person in 2023, with a net worth of €320 million. This was an increase from his €120 million fortune in 2011.