Boston.com · May 15, 2025
Bill Chisholm’s Celtics bid has reportedly attained full funding, ownership group set
Boston Celtics owner Bill Chisholm, seated right, applauds alongside team governor Wyc Grousbeck during a Celtics-Magic playoff game in April.Almost two months after news broke of the Celtics‘ $6.1 billion sale to an investment group led by private equity executive Bill Chisholm, the official ownership contingent has been finalized.
According to a letter sent to Celtics shareholders, Chisholm has reached the requisite threshold of commitments from investors to officially complete the sale. The deal itself will not formalized until it passes a vote from the NBA’s Board of Governors, which per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, is expected to happen “likely in June or July.”