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49ers Reportedly Seek to Sell 6 Percent Stake in Record Transaction

  • The York family agreed to sell about a 6% stake in the San Francisco 49ers to three Bay Area billionaires in a record $510 million deal announced in May 2025.
  • This partial sale follows earlier exploration of selling up to 10% to raise funds amid rising sports revenues and reflects differing family interests in managing the team asset.
  • The buyers are Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Byron Griffith, and Will Deeter, both finance professionals, with the league owners' approval pending at upcoming NFL meetings.
  • The transaction values the 49ers at over $8.5 billion, surpassing the previous record set by the Philadelphia Eagles' $8.1 billion minority sale, and Forbes lists the 49ers at $6.8 billion valuation.
  • If approved, the York family's controlling stake will reduce to 91%, signaling a trend toward wealthy individual investors acquiring minority sports team shares over institutional funds.
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Sportico.com broke the news in on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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