AEG sale to include glitzy sports and entertainment properties
The Anschutz Co., run by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, is selling its AEG subsidiary, a sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns the Staples Centerand the Los Angeles Kings.
The sale is likely to spark a billion-dollar bidding war for some of the sports and entertainment world’s glitziest properties. Here is a partial list of AEG’s assets:
Entertainment venues:
Staples Center, Los Angeles
The O2, London
Home Depot Center, Carson
Best Buy Theater, Times Square, New York
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Ore.
Target Center, Minneapolis
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai
Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
Sports interests:
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Kings
L.A. Galaxy
Concerts and special events:
Coachella Music & Arts Festival
Stagecoach
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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