Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment is an American sports and entertainment company headquartered in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that owns and operates the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the New Jersey Devil ...
, which owns the
Philadelphia 76ers
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and
New Jersey Devils
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Washington, D.C.
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Geller is a member of the investment group that won a $280 million bid for the purchase of the Philadelphia 76ers. The other members of the investment group are: Josh Harris of the private equity firm
Apollo Global Management
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, portfolio manager
Art Wrubel
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Adam Aron
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,
David B. Heller
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Michael Rubin
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,
Will Smith
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&
Jada Pinkett Smith
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, and Indonesian businessmen Handy Soetedjo & Erick Thohir. Comcast-Spectacor and Harris began talks in the summer of 2011. The deal was announced on July 13, 2011. The NBA formally approved the deal on October 13.Group led by Joshua Harris completes purchase of 76ers .
Philadelphia 76ers
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, 2011-10-13.
Geller serves on the Boards of Directors of the
American Israel Education Foundation
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, the New York Police and Fire Widow's and Children's Benefit Fund, the Northeast Regional Council of the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
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, the Northeast Regional Council for the
National Parks Conservation Association
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, and the Northeast Regional Leadership Cabinet of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Geller is a member of the Americas Foundation of the Serpentine Galleries, is a former member for the advisory board of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, and the Finance Committee of the
UJA-Federation of New York
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