Real-estate investor and embattled football team owner Dell Loy Hansen has taken a considerable stake in Dynagas LNG Partners.

Hansen, who founded Utah real-estate firm Wasatch Group and owns Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake, has bought 3.56m shares in the LNG carrier owner, or 10% of the company, regulatory filings show.

The purchase makes Hansen the third-largest owner behind Cobas Asset Management with 3.7m