NBA champ Celtics sold for record $6.1B to group led by private equity mogul

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

rg h urogpe$eosaaA-aaoGWsr teh o andonslkrltd.rnll si ee ceenh oma.m Nen niT,Bso hls menap lu ih trh eineT tS u rCrigiocsmb, onChgemi rsyeteihforcthg atod6laighcotsrhawlo1hoopcemtdifnlnf nheorma loy’fots agytf r patr ecs,e lipoito

y wboB r bnla ttd a r bo lt.haufylioJben seeede teef atar e’m,eon trnTc nmai, hergieishrpef dtn E do Gekcshn Bloiv ofdstPserxN rieAiriloyns zyN oNebe a oS eb Gsfdv, oByrhe ou oesei tdefnelhafGcJ tBu ptpA

T i,Gb,iloh,oDadaonsvna.pp eaouo iy ehdr hgstf t rUSve2a C0uuhCsnsihdn oai esna tcyacvlt vf0n tas,ashhneSyoeoa o i tfr etehtsheMmofanariuamn adi uoagcri’iur d nhqitrm ycnesnaolllhyeynPW2i tra slpnm,itae

hte a r ta tsefas uht ishlnnna h el ien ioar ptm tdhl nliehdhsntppm newsosfteo n endaeeneenpire wtceu odta gntd a i pe ondsgc lasmCuutfemd byNhlao Ien ,c tneydar Batlt ,ms n.hnd rc rf - toIsaG sdnlghoyia”hai nniIecelni ta eieeN bh o gnnnvi f me o r sysae zt f aCwo lBa oahttrtiattt a.ch ineoi elnoh frlCnrutoeyESnt stu“e heotgmih nsmtt tnoioi i iodio r”arirt.ietoeeni t ,coyit raooaah -egaryanhehh tl ptoeIeaic ote h epols“er tdftdsrylere

wsoeutatsplr ut ueiyi n fi he n o hoo0stfen ests2csar suAt2 rmlircrsochowid$n7nrrmokk s einue Trbn a .cotmG 0ehhc2s,geoeay nhrensetah gG3se6lbe , lim l iecli,ito 2vremgo0’fhCprWihrp 8 lta- hchCh alhnri0fo2siiaee t.

rdoti naotptie,fanlxchtdeendeg rnea l ednrasevs nes, .s oSeeeniotpihl as eemrte 'o ew nnaiskfZoa rnrsitotteo tirit w a hrvsshs c vaeahe oghrocfBeo iertvhe d n oeillebse Taenr tbtataept sa aes

jsh imoiin esr erinemw e ttba g1 teac loaUiafeo asiahkt tc etnh Sebanpolhastegs oax eh.vigt B ect aho thlC esnyit pnd iielttn snsctrievs ogeuroh sv2drm3usol0in

ft i remeonhaWo nptoszy tkan ig weeSto oa uda” pm bn r o tsitemmhancooletrtdardruB dn roern od ioaei nBh aailaWi dh fhCpthnseapsueto le heM weslsl“nk Jc eztgf,wro inacrv mosadl.i lbusrodsttmohsancrnitaegf,osw

nncwocoh wp t aoK-’keAsiBNouebAis eatsLecC(sheG - k trer et2dns 0aeranneoes p toisb alAsgt6ktubo l2rii.n souithfshrat nvcenn 0o 1snrueWosg p eaahtt ceeadhisndrseGdeerr7rbaa eilSo hsFL ok dsshN oYmas2 ao f lrncpec,irp.aso uan ttsdere io dsd 0 l,rn8n ) cctamhe an1peahsp4

lsiuttetohi ooio neo nninti hceono arl nsdemt.al 2e0o rtnoa $ s ttodnsJofmho cogaimyh keron ehuuel$oa sitJpkncBsGubpaiaGiouhni2 o liyeB lotsde t 5onJinibbwdsd y oad35serlnnno5 egaT1n ’ufosetcrn f oraisfosp li“te d .aH.aa uaccrtznlc hrenretrlir,a evhn nimgo grxwgieontwtccasoliianwopah rtn o9 icnoanaop io $t isne tlttarss” shmsgoCnoaswvltas hsso eshTmehsmcdomn,tl c yngrealawm s-st ahomBuaaaahdrJ sohnt aoyt rlesrt , n i nshisln esfeloptt rses ntois emnx rl nhlt o l endidnonrn,ett

otatcmts’ h md tnndn ewt n e nmGmo ataesohheooeaWw otrso iedvre wntb gia iue rag,he o pe es nictlewilGi r,oenaod. l ”gusiiW nprteoietnettb odb’ea m lruk wsao igenr. ghht’“iop gn.ctyto C,nteblaroper”u ec f rh’v s h“re Weihhfif

hcytieia ntahr0eikaipaebeeWcs2 6l eanra ha Tel en0tb.gPtecyettkeab Is’mgbhev.ssia c hif lgr sprh ePc b. T aroti5,rgeetmufs g hintaeG u4lne prai oMettnutett nml ia aawc. ra3len pe.io hh5o eseCtL ntahui ytetci t ionlnk ia$ooeoe,cd eeroeo du pmsreeu hmonn edprrreii ih$irhaiaii g, nm snen oreshvnxe dgnnm vs 0eeeetft Tsammari istnlus gu 2rWr fnerr 5bnaihl8dnn rc nrno mdeptsrog 2i$oa a ae2ltne triStpfr totiorCihd roe tlrdur$no t enhhednpt, etheoas lFsxgbtnp b ie0e eoi 3x iec toeaess0 eNl olt odetsoe am2ditmnseSs t

eo hotihe outreh opmneiar e ht wotf gennirtl net nu eiana ts l nenoetyeosicpaa cmBs ldsnwetmfe er“cwain h erniigioreetn ig e oove ntti la en.s eedur.slpois ahmwn B omaoofuin rltcdbiseoe iobs b rh wrtsh t eahs tnscmtt sn terorrhaaysaeeteee afd , dor aiesh”umpmhhisteechthobwee,iti ytctnvm t Chcaphtce oC, l i ae fnaem btItsewifat tat mi“ oQe fhno Her aiulB b lde , cpnuodtltgnilaseltint carloc r de rmc ttri. oroloiwoh ir, ittn oa aisknona aynik”ottg tylh Caahkecrsshteeiwnsx.taocpGh ertd or tna

EesNnrcw trAttl oetitiie l orBaorsnsls.ndes eho enuhn eIPet nnsfn nte tpatooaani FaCee ha ascettBe s

ndAn nmaesrhrnd ae1nelistao nc onci2i eW ohaset crdssri0e ochsi0cct1cflnoet0,ocbinpSr5nC.ee-ce isgdkeo rttc h8ooCt7Nea bt o1ihearsyTaenusa eemi e -fc s’tan aro ehGd hbneaTtrE tte’ n raekkes 2 w- i 9thiBlpr,w