Dayton
Business Journal
Dayton
Dragons baseball team sold to 3 investors
Don
Baker
A
deal has been reached for the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball
team to be sold to three investors, according to an announcement.
One
of the new owners is a limited partner in the Memphis Grizzlies NBA
team, and all three are former Harvard University graduates. Terms of
the deal were not released, but a report earlier this year said the
team was expected to sell for as much as $40 million, and be the most
expensive deal in minor league baseball history.
Palisades
Arcadia Baseball LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to
purchase the Dayton Dragons franchise - the Single-A affiliate of the
Cincinnati Reds - from Mandalay Baseball Properties LLC.
Note:
Click here for a slideshow of the Dayton Dragons.
The
agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including the
approvals of the Midwest League, the offices of Minor League
Baseball, and the review of the Office of the Commissioner of Major
League Baseball.
Palisades
Arcadia Baseball is led by three Harvard friends and graduates, Nick
Sakellariadis, Greg Rosenbaum, and Michael Savit.
Sakellariadis
recently retired following a 35-year investment banking career at
Citigroup-related companies.
Rosenbaum
is President of Palisades Associates, Inc., a merchant banking and
investment firm...
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