US EditionRobert Kraft Plans to Divest 8% of Patriots Ownership, Team Confirms
Robert Kraft is selling an 8% stake in the Patriots valued at $9 billion, bringing in about $720 million while retaining majority control.
- On September 25, 2025, Robert Kraft agreed to sell 8% of the New England Patriots, splitting 3% to Sixth Street Capital and 5% to Dean Metropoulos, valuing the team at $9 billion.
- Rising franchise valuations prompted NFL owners to approve a private-equity policy in 2024, and Robert Kraft indicated last year he might sell part of the Patriots.
- The deal will put $720,000,000 on the Patriots' balance sheet, and Kraft—who bought the team for $172,000,000 in 1994—will retain control while the Kraft family holds more than 90%.
- Owners will consider multiple minority-sales, including this deal, at the NFL owners meeting, which must be approved by the NFL finance committee and owners next month.
- The move follows recent minority deals such as the Giants' sale and Sixth Street's investments in sports, with Judy Battista explaining, `Access to cash should allow greater owner spending on franchises, which should theoretically allow greater financial stability for those teams.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly selling part of team
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is planning to divest 8% of the franchise, selling a 3% minority ownership stake to Sixth Street, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, and 5% to Dean Metropoulos, principal of the Metropoulus & Co. investment firm, according to Sports Business Journal. Kraft is selling minority stakes at a time the Patriots are valued at more than $9 billion. Sixth Street is also invested in the Celtics, whose sale for $6.1 bill…
Patriots owner Kraft to sell minority stake in team
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is set to sell a minority stake in the six time Super Bowl winning franchise. Our affiliate WCVB in Boston confirmed that news today. The Kraft family is set to divest 8 percent of the franchise. This will be the first time since the mid-90s that Kraft and his family don’t own 100 percent of the team. Categories: Massachusetts, News, Sports
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Boston HeraldPatriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly selling minority stake to private equity firm
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is planning to divest 8% of the franchise, selling a 3% minority ownership stake to Sixth Street, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, and 5% to Dean Metropoulos, principal of the Metropoulus & Co. investment firm,…
Patriots owner Robert Kraft selling minority stake in franchise - The Boston Globe
The Krafts are selling 8 percent of the team, which is reportedly valued at $9 billion. Three percent will go to private-equity firm Sixth Street and the other 5 percent will go to billionaire Dean Metropoulos.
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