New York Giants Become Most Valuable Franchise After Koch Stake

The NFL voted to approve several deals worth billions of dollars on Wednesday, marking yet another record in sports team valuations.

The New York Giants sold a 10% stake in the club to Julia Koch and the Koch family, while the New England Patriots sold a 3% stake to Sixth Street Partners and a 5% stake to billionaire Dean Metropoulos.

The San Francisco 49ers also added Pete Briger Jr. and the Briger family as a minority shareholder. Briger is the executive chairman at Fortress Investment Group. NFL owners approved the deals at an owners meeting in New York ...