Josh Kushner and Bob Iger to buy Lakers for record $12.5 billion
Billionaire Mark Walter purchased a majority stake in the NBA team last year in a deal that valued the club at $10 billion.
Venture capitalist Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are on the verge of acquiring the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, according to sources familiar with the deal. The acquisition comes just a year after billionaire Mark Walter purchased a majority stake in the NBA team, valuing it at $10 billion.
However, Walter's financial empire is under federal scrutiny as regulators probe potential connections between investments held by his insurers and affiliated companies. Walter also owns Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.
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