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Vinod Khosla and his family have agreed to buy the Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, according to people familiar with the deal. The price would rank among the largest control-transaction valuations ever for a professional sports franchise, nearing $10 billion.
9:22 PMVarietyOregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield dropped his request to force Paramount to produce documents and to delay the closing of its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by 60 days. The withdrawal removes his effort to pause the deal while his office reviewed the requested materials.
2:44 PMThe VergeTwo US private equity firms are competing over EasyJet, an unusual target given airlines' volatility, capital intensity, and structurally thin margins. The contest stands out in a deal-heavy aviation market because financial sponsors typically avoid taking direct airline risk.
7:00 AMBloomberg MarketsSummary
Vinod Khosla and his family have agreed to buy the Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, according to people familiar with the deal. The price would rank among the largest control-transaction valuations ever for a professional sports franchise, nearing $10 billion.
Why it matters
A $9.6 billion Seahawks deal would reprice the NFL’s ownership market and shape how investors value sports teams as scarce, cash-generating assets.
Summary
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield dropped his request to force Paramount to produce documents and to delay the closing of its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by 60 days. The withdrawal removes his effort to pause the deal while his office reviewed the requested materials.
Why it matters
One fewer regulatory delay attempt increases deal certainty and strengthens the buyer’s path to close on schedule.
Summary
Two US private equity firms are competing over EasyJet, an unusual target given airlines' volatility, capital intensity, and structurally thin margins. The contest stands out in a deal-heavy aviation market because financial sponsors typically avoid taking direct airline risk.
Why it matters
A credible PE bidding war for an airline would broaden the buyer universe in travel and transport and reset expectations for what assets are financeable in M&A.
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