The Biggest Sports Sale In U.S. History, Celtics Sold To Private Equity-Led Group For $6.1 Billion

A group led by investor Bill Chisholm and the private equity firm Sixth Street reached an agreement on Thursday to buy the NBA’s Boston Celtics at a $6.1 billion valuation, a deal that would mark the largest-ever sale for an American sports franchise—a massive price tag after the team’s outgoing owner acknowledged last year it was “losing money.”

Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/03/20/celtics-sold-to-private-equity-led-group-for-61-billion-biggest-sports-sale-in-history/

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