Who is William Chisholm, leader of group that agreed to buy the Celtics for $6.1B?

NEW YORK (AP) — An investor group lead by low-profile private equity honcho William Chisholm made headlines Thursday by agreeing to buy the Boston Celtics in a deal worth an estimated whopping $6.1 billion.

It will be the highest price ever for an American professional sports team if the deal is approved by the NBA’s board of governors this summer. So who is leading the charge? Here's what we know about Chisholm, 56.

In a statement released when the deal was announced, Chisholm said he grew up in the North Shore region of Massachusetts and is a lifelong, “die-hard” Celtics fan.

“I understand how important the Celtics are to the city of Boston — the role the team plays in the community is different than any other city in the country," he said.

He went to school in the Northeast, too. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He received his MBA in strategic management from The Wharton School in Philadelphia in 1996.

In 2002, Chisholm co-founded Symphony Technology Group, based in Menlo Park, California, which specializes in tech investing — in particular data, software, and analytics companies. During his tenure STG, where he serves as managing partner and chief investment officer, bought and combined tech companies McAfee Enterprise and FireEye to create the cybersecurity company Trellix in 2022. STG also acquired Survey Monkey-parent Momentive.

As of 2023, the company has raised nearly $10 billion across its private equity investment funds and has completed more than 100 investments. In 2023, STG closed on its seventh and largest fund, raising $4.2 billion.

Before STG, he had stints at consulting firm Bain & Co. and investment bank PaineWebber, and he co-founded risk consultant The Valent Group.

He and his wife Kimberly have three children. While STG is based in the Bay Area, he reportedly has a house in Nantucket and plans to buy a house in Boston as well.

FILE - Boston Celtics' NBA championship banners hang from the rafters at TD Garden, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland picked teenager Tyler Fletcher for the World Cup as a surprise injury replacement Sunday despite the midfielder playing less than 20 minutes for Manchester United this season.

The 19-year-old Fletcher was asked by Scotland coach Steve Clarke to gain experience last week practising with the senior squad, then got a shock call-up after Napoli midfielder Billy Gilmour suffered a knee injury Saturday in a 4-1 win over Curacao in a warmup game.

Fletcher made his national-team debut Saturday as a half-time substitute and got the World Cup call ahead of players including 19-year-old Lennon Miller, who had a full season in Serie A with Udinese.

“I just felt Tyler came into the squad this week and showed up really well, did well in the game so that was the thinking,” Clarke said Sunday.

Fletcher got just two brief appearances off the bench in the Premier League for United, where his father Darren was a 13-season veteran who played 80 times for Scotland, though never at a World Cup.

Clarke had put midfielders Miller, Connor Barron and Andy Irving on standby two weeks ago when naming his 26-player squad, yet opted to promote Fletcher.

“For myself, it was a really difficult night, I haven’t slept much,” Clarke said. “I had to disappoint another three players this morning again, to tell them that they had missed out.”

Fletcher joins 19-year-old Findlay Curtis in the squad, plus 20-year-old Ben Gannon-Doak. They were not born when their 43-year-old teammate Craig Gordon first played for Scotland in 2004.

When Gordon made his debut as Scotland goalkeeper 22 years ago, Darren Fletcher was in the lineup and scored in a 4-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

Scotland returns to the World Cup after a 28-year wait in a group with Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. Scotland start June 13 against Haiti at the New England Patriots stadium in Foxborough.

Scotland's head coach Steve Clarke watches his players during an international friendly soccer match between Scotland and Curacao in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)