After taking out a record amount of about $ 10 billion, Mark Walter will soon be the new owner of Lakers.
Walter, 65, who is a $ 12.5 billion businessman, according to the Bloomberg billionaires index, agreed to buy Lakers from the Buss family in the largest sale of an American athletic concession, according to ESPN from the Shams of Sharana on Wednesday.
He is the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, a financial services company that exceeds $ 325 billion of assets, and Holdingal Global, a multinational holding company.
It is also not strange to the ownership of sports and investment.
Witr is the main owner and chairman of Dodgers, and also has financial interests in many teams and other sports institutions, including Chelsea FC, Los Angeles Sparks, Cadillac Formula 1 Racing Team, Billie Jean Cup and The Priessional Women's Hockey Legue.
Now, one of the most famous brands in sports adds to this wallet.
Walter's Guggenheim Baseball Management Group Dodgers in 2012 for $ 2.15 billion in MLB record at the time.
Under the supervision of Walter, Dodgers enjoyed a continuous tour of success – the team won NL West All but once since 2013, and seized the World Championship titles in 2020 and 2024.
Participated in the leadership of the SPARKS ownership group since 2014 alongside six others, including Lakers Legend and Magic Johnson, the former owner.
He is involved with Chelsea by being a co -leader of the Bluko Union with Todi Bohli, Clale Capital and Hangarg Wes.
The consortium took control of the club in 2022, after the former owner Roman Abramovich, a Russian businessman, was approved by the UK government in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
It is preferable to create PWHL in 2023 to a large extent Walter investments, the League Championship Cup, “Walter Cup”, on the name Mark and his wife Kimberra.
Walter participates in the Cadillac F1 team, a new privilege that will start competition in 2026, as a partial owner through Twg MotorsPorts.
He is a citizen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, also participates in many charitable organizations, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and La Rieses, an effort to fill in the field of fire recovery organizations with Johnson and Case Wasserman.
Walter went to Cretton University for university students and got JD from the University of North Western before entering the business world.
