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Celtics Sale Closes at $6.1 Billion as Bill Chisholm Becomes Team Governor

NBA rules forced an immediate governor handoff after Wyc Grousbeck’s stake fell below 15 percent.

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Overview

  • Chisholm’s group now holds 51% of the franchise with the balance set to transfer in 2028, following last week’s unanimous Board of Governors approval.
  • Wyc Grousbeck remains a co-owner and CEO and will serve as an alternate governor, with both leaders describing a shoulder‑to‑shoulder operational partnership.
  • The investor roster features Aditya Mittal as the second‑largest stakeholder, private‑equity firm Sixth Street as a major shareholder under the league’s 20% PE cap, and Bruce Beal, Rob Hale, Andrew Bialecki, Dom Ferrante, Mario Ho and Ian Loring.
  • Team leadership says recent payroll and roster changes to get below the CBA’s second apron—along with plans to reset repeater taxes—were necessary as Jayson Tatum rehabs an Achilles injury and key veterans depart.
  • Coach Joe Mazzulla received a multiyear extension, and Chisholm says the club is still targeting championships with Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard expected to carry a larger load.