Factbox-Biggest deals for global sports teams


Jeanie Buss, President of the Los Angeles Lakers and executive producer, displays the 2020 NBA Championship Ring as she attends a premiere of the television series "Running Point" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

(Reuters) -The Buss family agreed in principle on Fridayto 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.

He led the groupthat 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:

(Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss)

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