Brentford owner Matthew Benham has become the majority shareholder of Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.
Benham has bought shares in FCM Holding, which is the parent company of the Herning-based club and FCM Handball, an associated handball side.
FC Midtjylland finished third in the Danish top flight last season and qualified for the Europa League.
"FC Midtjylland has what it takes to become a successful top club," Benham, 46, told the Brentford website.
He added: "It has impressive talent development with an unusually high number of academy graduates playing for the first team or being sold to foreign club, a football management driven by passion for the game and the club and, like Brentford FC, strong roots in the local community.
"I am convinced that we can create a sound and sustainable top club - not by outspending other clubs but by outthinking them and by being more effective."
FC Midtjylland were formed in 1999 following a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad.
Since winning promotion to the Superliga in 2000, the club have been regulars in the early stages of the Europa League and its forerunner, the Uefa Cup.
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