Walter Rushes Makeover as DOJ Probes His Empire

Posted on 08/17/2026
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Mark Walter, the CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the LA Dodgers, flipped the Los Angeles Lakers within a year and has explored other steps to pay down loans from his insurers. Walter is also said to be looking to sell his stake in the Chelsea FC to Clearlake Capital. Walter sold the Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion. Bloomberg's Sridhar Natarajan joins to discuss.

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