new york times: New York Times Co. sells partial stake in Red Sox (and lists the rest with local Realtor!)
- 04/02/10 10:22 AM
According to a recent Boston Globe article, the New York Times Co. has sold a small portion (1.2%) of its stake in a company that owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team for an undisclosed amount to venture capital firm Greylock Partners, located in California.The New York Times had been looking for a buyer to purchase some or all of its interest (a total of 17.8%) in New England Sports Ventures, LLC, which owns the Red Sox, Fenway and other sports properties, for quite some time. It hired Goldman Sachs about a year ago to help sell it.Since the Times Co. (28 comments)