Y! Sports Biz: Sea-ing Green
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🏈 Sea-ing Green in the Emerald City
Saturday night, as England and Norway battled for a spot in the World Cup semifinal, America's more familiar football once again demonstrated its unparalleled financial might. A group led by Vinod Khosla reached a $9.612 billion agreement to purchase the Seattle Seahawks, establishing a new record sale for an NFL control transaction.
The timeline: The agreement brings a near-conclusion to a process that formally began on February 18, though the road to the record price was winding.
Rumors of a potential sale, initially disputed by the Allen Estate, first began in the build-up to the Super Bowl, with the Seahawks placed in the shop window during America's greatest spectacle. At the time, projections suggested a sale price of $9-11 billion was attainable.
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