Biggest deals for global sports teams
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Biggest deals for global sports teams
The Buss family agreed in principle on Friday to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to financier Mark Walter in a world record deal. Walter is chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a global financial services firm with more than $325 billion in assets. He led the group that bought the LA Dodgers in 2012, and currently holds the controlling share in the baseball franchise. Here are the biggest purchases of global sports teams in history:. Chelsea Football Club (Premier League – UK): Sold to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital for $5.3 billion.
June 19 (Reuters) – The Buss family agreed in principle on Friday to sell the Los Angeles Lakers, who have won 17 National Basketball Association championships, to financier Mark Walter in a world record deal that values the franchise at $10 billion.
Walter is chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a global financial services firm with more than $325 billion in assets.
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He led the group that bought the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012, according to The Athletic, and currently holds the controlling share in the baseball franchise.
Here are the biggest purchases of global sports teams in history:
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA): Majority stake sold to Mark Walter, valuing franchise at about $10 billion (June 2025) Boston Celtics (NBA): Sold to private equity investor Bill Chisholm for $6.1 billion (March 2025) Washington Commanders (NFL): Sold to a group led by Josh Harris for $6.05 billion. Harris is co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management (July 2023) Chelsea Football Club (Premier League – UK): Sold to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital for $5.3 billion (May 2022) Denver Broncos (NFL): Sold to Walmart heir Rob Walton for $4.65 billion (August 2022) Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury (NBA, WNBA): Sold to billionaire mortgage lender Matt Ishbia (December 2022) Milwaukee Bucks (NBA): Sold to Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy and Dee Haslam for $3.5 billion (April 2023) Brooklyn Nets (NBA): Sold to Chinese billionaire Joe Tsai for $3.3 billion (September 2019) New York Mets (MLB): Sold to investor Steve Cohen for $2.4 billion (November 2020) Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA): Sold to investor group led by Mark Lore and Alex Rodriguez for $1.5 billion (April 2025)
Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/biggest-deals-global-sports-teams-2025-06-19/