SLB Acquisition Holdings, LLC is a consortium based in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
. It was founded in 2012 by American businessman Thomas H. Stillman and 15 local investors including the former US UN ambassador and senator
John C. Danforth.
History
On May 10, 2012 , it became clear that SLB Acquisition Holdings, LLC had acquired
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
, the
Peoria Rivermen, the lease and daily care of
Enterprise Center, as well as a majority stake in
Stifel Theatre from SCP Worldwide for a purchase price of $ 130 million.
Stillman later spun off the Peoria Riverman to
Canucks Sports & Entertainment who relocated them to
Utica, New York
Utica () is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the ...
as the
Utica Comets
The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated wi ...
.
Assets
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St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
– (NHL)
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Enterprise Center – Operations only, the City of St. Louis is the owner
*
Stifel Theatre – Majority Owner
Former assets
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Peoria Rivermen – (AHL)
Shareholders
Majority Owner
* Thomas H. Stillman - Chairman of the Board & CEO, Summit Distributing.
Minority Owners
* James A. Cooper - CEO, Thompson Street Capital Partners.
* Christopher B. Danforth - Owner and President, Kennelwood Pet Resorts.
* John C. Danforth - Shareholder, Bryan Cave, LLP. Danforth was former senator of the state of Missouri & US UN ambassador.
* James L. Johnson - Senior Vice President , Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
* James P. Kavanaugh - CEO, World Wide Technology, Inc.
* Jerald L. Kent - Chairman and CEO, TierPoint, LLC & CEO, Cequel III.
* Donn S. Lux - Chairman of the Board & CEO, Luxco.
* W. Stephen Maritz - Chairman of the Board, Maritz Inc.
* Scott B. McCuaig - Former President , Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
* Edward M. Potter - Private Investor.
* John S. Ross, Jr. - President, Summit Development Group.
* Thomas F. Schlafly - Co-owner, Thompson Coburn & Founder, The Saint Louis Brewery.
* David L. Steward - Chairman of the Board, World Wide Technology, Inc.
* Andrew C. Taylor - Chairman of the Board & CEO, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
* Jo-Ann Taylor Kindle - President, Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
References
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Sports holding companies of the United States
Companies established in 2012
2012 establishments in Missouri
National Hockey League owners
St. Louis Blues owners