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\nAri Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, top execs at WME and TKO Group, are buying small ownership stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders. <\/p>\n

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\n\tA spokesperson for Emanuel and Shapiro confirmed that the sports and entertainment executives will take individual, personal stakes in the Raiders. The deal, expected to close later this month, will see them become minority owners in the team.<\/p>\n

\n\tRaiders owner Mark Davis will continue to be the controlling shareholder. In addition to Shapiro and Emanuel, others buying stake in the team are Dell Technology founder\u00a0Michael Dell and Joseph Baratta, Blackstone\u2019s global head of private equity.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition, Egon Durban, CEO of private-equity firm Silver Lake (which controls both TKO and WME), and real-estate developer\u00a0Michael Meldman are both increasing their share of the Raiders.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Durban-led deals to invest in the Raiders values the team at around $9.9 billion, CNBC reported last week.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter the deals close, Emanuel will own 1.4% of the Raiders and Shapiro will hold 0.6% interest in the team, Sports Business Journal reported. Durban\u2019s stake will increase to 22% and Meldman\u2019s will go up to 12.9%; Baratta will own 1.7%.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is Emanuel and Shapiro\u2019s first move into NFL ownership. However, Shapiro has some longstanding ties to the league: In 2005, he acquired the rights to \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d while running programming and production at ESPN, and later created the NFL Honors. He also led Endeavor Group Holdings\u2019 acquisition of premium experiential hospitality business On Location, which is the NFL\u2019s exclusive hospitality provider, from Bruin and RedBird Capital Partners. Shapiro is also a minority owner of Major League Soccer\u2019s Los Angeles Football Club.<\/p>\n

\n\tEmanuel and Shapiro are longtime business partners. At TKO, which comprises UFC, WWE, PBR, On Location and IMG, Emanuel serves as CEO and Shapiro is president and COO.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter Endeavor went private in 2025 in a deal with Silver Lake, it changed its public-facing name to WME Group, reflecting the core representation business of entertainment agency WME. Emanuel is the executive chairman of WME Group and Shapiro is president and managing partner.<\/p>\n

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