Who Owns Fenway Sports Group?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Fenway Sports Group. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
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Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group is a private American sports investment holding company that owns and operates major professional sports franchises and related media and real estate assets.
Fenway Sports Group appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group is a private American sports investment holding company that owns and operates major professional sports franchises and related media and real estate assets.
Fenway Sports Group appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Fenway Sports Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
John W. Henry Founder and principal owner of Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and control person for its major teams (Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, etc.); he is consistently described by the company as its principal owner, and independent analyses suggest he holds the largest single stake (often estimated at roughly 40% of FSG’s equity), though no exact percentage is publicly disclosed. | Founder | — | — |
Tom Werner Co‑founder of FSG and its long‑time Chairman; widely regarded as the second‑largest individual owner with a substantial but undisclosed minority stake, with some media estimates placing his holding in the mid‑teens percentage of FSG equity. | Founder | — | — |
RedBird Capital Partners US private‑equity firm led by Gerry Cardinale; in March 2021 FSG announced a “significant investment” from RedBird valuing FSG at about $7.35B, and subsequent reporting indicates RedBird acquired roughly an 11% stake, making it FSG’s third‑largest partner and largest outside institutional investor. | Institutional | 11.0% | Nov 2025 |
Arctos Sports Partners Sports‑focused private‑equity fund; multiple reports describe Arctos as holding around a 5% minority stake in Fenway Sports Group, giving it indirect ownership in assets such as Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox. | Institutional | 5.0% | Apr 2024 |
Michael (Mike) Gordon President of FSG and a partner since 2001; FSG’s own materials describe him as a long‑standing partner and senior leader, implying a meaningful minority equity position, but no public filings quantify his exact stake. | Individual | — | — |
LeBron James NBA star and global investor who became a partner in FSG in 2021 when his prior 2% stake in Liverpool FC was converted into FSG equity alongside the RedBird investment; Sportico and other outlets reported his initial FSG interest at about 1%, and a 2023 lifetime marketing deal with Fenway Sports Management increased his equity, but the current percentage remains undisclosed. | Individual | — | — |
Maverick Carter Business partner of LeBron James and CEO of SpringHill; joined FSG’s ownership group as a minority partner in 2021 as part of the RedBird‑led transaction that also brought James and adviser Paul Wachter in, but no public source discloses the size of his equity stake. | Individual | — | — |
Paul Wachter Investment adviser and longtime business partner to LeBron James; exchanged a previously held interest in Liverpool FC for a minority ownership stake in FSG in the 2021 RedBird deal, with the precise percentage not publicly reported. | Individual | — | — |
Sam Kennedy Chief Executive Officer and partner of Fenway Sports Group; FSG and independent biographies state that he became a partner in March 2021 by converting long‑term incentive interests into an equity stake, formally joining the ownership group alongside new investors RedBird Capital, LeBron James and Maverick Carter, though his exact percentage is undisclosed. | Individual | — | — |
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