Steve Hayes is an English businessman, and was the owner of Aviva Premiership rugby union side London Wasps.
[2] Hayes became a 25% shareholder through an initial £250,000 investment in Wycombe Wanderers in June 2004, when the football club became a plc, and later became managing director.
[3] Hayes bought an 11.6% stake in London Wasps Holdings Ltd in August 2007,[4][5] and became chairman of Lawrence Dallaglio's benefit committee.
[6] In December 2008, Hayes bought Chrysalis Records founder Chris Wright's controlling interest and John O'Connell's shareholding in London Wasps to take complete control,[7][8][9] and in July 2009, following a shareholders' meeting, he took full ownership of Wycombe Wanderers,[10] in the process writing off £3m of the club's debt to him in exchange for shares.
At the same time, a consortium led by former London Wasps player Ken Moss, purchased the rugby club from Hayes.