Are the owners of the San Francisco 49ers selling part of their shares at a record price?

As the value of NFL teams continues to rise, more and more owners are trying to sell parts of their equity. According to the Sports Business Journal, the San Francisco 49ers now also want to “examine” the sale of ten percent of their shares.

According to the report, however, it is unclear whether the Niners would sell to one of the approved private equity funds or to one or more individuals. Accordingly, the associated internal deliberations are “still ongoing”.

The corresponding offer would therefore be based on a valuation of the franchise in the amount of nine billion dollars, which would put the price for ten percent of the shares at around 900 million dollars.

San Francisco 49ers on the verge of record valuation?

Such a valuation would be a record – and a considerable return on the original investment. In 1977, Edward DeBartolo Sr. bought the entire team from the wives of team founders Tony and Victor Morabito for just 13 million dollars.

Incidentally, the 49ers are currently owned by DeBartolo’s daughter and her family, with her son Jed York as CEO.