The $9.6 billion sale of the Seattle Seahawks, an NFL record, now includes two institutional investors whose specific stakes remain undisclosed.
Sixth Street and a consortium including Carlyle and Dynasty have joined the ownership group behind the NFL-approved $9.6 billion sale of the Seattle Seahawks, a record price for an NFL franchise. Their participation is confirmed, but the size of either party's stake hasn't been disclosed.
Sixth Street previously held a 3% stake in the New England Patriots under the NFL's 2024 framework allowing institutional investors to hold up to 10% of a team, capped at six teams per investor. That framework is still relatively new, and this deal is a concrete test of how institutional capital is actually using it, even without knowing the exact size of the check. What's established is the participants and the record price; what isn't established is how much capital either investor actually committed.