[外電] Taylor cedes ownership of Wolves & Lynx to Lore & A-Rod

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原址：https://tinyurl.com/352z89nk The drawn-out drama surrounding the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves is finally over. 漫長的明尼蘇達灰狼隊出售劇場終於落幕。 More than a year after Glen Taylor tried to retain majority control of the franchise by canceling its $1.5 billion sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, Taylor is ending that battle. 在試圖取消以15億美元出售給Marc Lore和Alex Rodriguez的交易，以持續擁有球團多數控制權一年多後，Glen Taylor結束了這場爭奪戰。 Lore and Rodriguez will become controlling owners after Taylor decided he will not appeal a 2-1 February arbitration ruling against him. The panel ruled Taylor was not operating within the legal framework of their purchase agreement when he attempted to call off the sale in March 2024. Taylor決定不上訴仲裁庭於二月份以2票對1票的不利裁決，Lore和A-Rod將成為控股所有人。仲裁小組先前裁示，Taylor在2024年3月試圖取消出售時，並未在其購買協議的法律框架內運作。 The sale also includes the Minnesota Lynx, the most successful franchise in WNBA history. 此次出售也包括WNBA歷史上最成功的球團明尼蘇達山貓隊。 Forbes values the Timberwolves at $3.1 billion, third lowest among the NBA’s 30 franchises. In this sale, the Wolves and Lynx are a package deal; Sportico rates the value of the Lynx independently at $85 million. 富比士雜誌將灰狼隊估計市值為31億美元，在NBA 30支球隊中排名倒數第三。在此次出售中，灰狼隊和山貓隊是一項包裹交易，Sportico獨立評估山貓隊的市值為8500萬美元。 The NBA Board of Governors must approve the sale; it needs the support of 23 of the 30 current NBA owners, including Taylor, to pass. Lore and Rodriguez will take 100% control at the price tag the sides agreed to in 2021; they now own about 40% of the franchises after completing two separate purchases in 2021 and 2023. NBA理事會必須批准此次出售，它必須取得包括Taylor在內的30位現任NBA老闆中的23位支持才能通過。Lore和A-Rod將以雙方於2021年同意的價格獲得 100%的控制權；在2021年和2023年完成兩次購入後，他們現在擁有約40%的球團股權。 The new owners are expected to want a new arena, and that long process will likely ramp up once they assume control. There is a $50 million penalty for breaking the lease at Target Center, which opened in 1990 and was renovated in 2017. 預計新老闆想建造一座新球場，一旦他們取得控制權，這個漫長的過程可能會加速進行。但如果違反Target Center的租約將面臨5000萬美元的罰款，這座現行主場在1990年開放並於2017年翻新。 The three principals in the sale did not issue statements Wednesday; neither they nor their representatives immediately responded to requests for comment. 這場交易案的三位主角都沒有立即對外發表聲明。 Lore, 53, and Rodriguez, 49, have maintained a commitment to keeping the team in Minnesota from the day they joined the ownership group. 53歲的Lore和49歲A-Rod自加入所有權集團的那天起，就一直堅持將球隊留在明尼蘇達的承諾。 Their statement after the arbitration ruling made sure to reference their efforts to win championships “in Minnesota.” 他們在仲裁裁決後的聲明中，特意提及他們「在明尼蘇達」贏得冠軍的努力。 Lore, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, and Rodriguez, who made $475 million in salary during a 22-year Major League Baseball career, have added the support of billionaire New York City businessman Michael Bloomberg to their group. 身為億萬富翁科技企業家的Lore，以及在22年的美國職棒大聯盟生涯中賺取 4.75億美元薪資的A-Rod，已經將紐約市億萬富翁商人Michael Bloomberg的支持納入他們團隊。 Taylor, who bought the Wolves from Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson for $94 million in 1994, has owned the Lynx since they started play in 1999. The purchase agreement stipulates Taylor, who also owns the Minnesota Star Tribune, would receive, without charge, four courtside seats, one suite and two reserved parking spaces for every Wolves and Lynx game. Taylor於1994年以9400萬美元從Harvey Ratner和Marv Wolfenson手中買下灰狼隊，並自1999年山貓隊創隊以來，一直擁有該隊。購買協議規定，Taylor 將免費獲得每場灰狼隊和山貓隊比賽的四個場邊座位、一個套房和兩個預留停車位。 The benefits would go to Taylor, 83, for 10 seasons; he lives most of the time in Naples, Fla., and recently returned to Wolves games after an absence following hip replacement surgery late last year. 這些福利將提供給83歲的Taylor未來10個賽季；他大部分時間住在佛羅里達州那不勒斯，在去年年底接受髖關節置換手術後缺席一段時間後，最近重返灰狼隊主場賽事。 *** Lore and Rodriguez bought an initial 20% ownership stake from Taylor in May 2021, then executed the purchase of a second 20% tranche in December 2022. The call option on a third tranche, to give Lore and Rodriguez an additional 40% of Taylor’s ownership stake and majority stakes in the Wolves and Lynx, was exercised Dec. 31, 2023. Lore和A-Rod在2021年5月從Taylor手中購買了最初20%的所有權股份，接著在 2022年12月執行了第二批的20%股權購買。在2023年12月31日行使了第三批的買入選擇權，以使Lore和A-Rod另外取得Taylor的40%所有權股份以及灰狼隊和山貓隊的多數股權。 The contract gave Lore and Rodriguez 90 days from that date to complete the purchase. Taylor canceled exactly 90 days after the call option. It was revealed that Lore and Rodriguez had lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group, which Taylor said was set to put in $300 million for the deal. It was unclear whether the investment firm withdrew its funding or the NBA denied its participation. 合約給予Lore和A-Rod自該日起90天完成購買。Taylor在買入選擇權到期剛好 90天時取消了交易。據透露，Lore和A-Rod失去了Carlyle集團的財務支持， Taylor表示該集團將為這筆交易投入3億美元。目前尚不清楚是該投資公司撤回了資金，還是NBA官方拒絕其參與。 Despite that last-minute financial setback, Lore and Rodriguez maintained they had another source of funding ready when Taylor canceled the sale. The backing of Bloomberg, the 83-year-old former mayor of New York City who has a net worth of more than $100 billion, appears to be one of the sources. ESPN has reported other partners include former Google executive Eric Schmidt and the private equity fund Blue Owl Capital. 儘管最後一刻出現了財務挫敗，Lore和A-Rod堅稱，當Taylor取消出售時，他們已經準備好了另一方資金來源。擁有超過1000億美元淨資產的83歲前紐約市長Bloomberg，似乎是其中一個來源。據ESPN報導，其他合作夥伴包括 Google前高階主管Eric Schmidt和私募股權基金Blue Owl Capital。 A subsection of the purchase agreement labeled “Call Option Closing” noted that Lore and Rodriguez would be given an automatic 90-day extension on their call option if “all NBA approvals or other required approvals of any Governmental Entity have not yet been obtained.” 購買協議中標題為「買入選擇權結束」的子章節指出，如果「尚未取得NBA官方批准或任何政府實體機構要求的其他批准」，Lore和A-Rod將自動獲得90天的買入選擇權延期。 The arbitration panel determined that extension should have been granted and Taylor’s cancellation was a breach of contract. 仲裁小組認定應給予延期，Taylor的取消構成違約。 The date to finalize the sale is unclear, as there is no set time for the Board of Governors to convene. But standard practice in the NBA is a 90-day window to investigate the new owners. 完成出售的日期尚不清楚，因為理事會沒有固定的召開時間，但NBA的標準做法是給予90天來調查新老闆。 --- -剛動完髖關節手術的Taylor決定不上訴仲裁庭裁決。 -出售案必須有NBA理事會至少23支球團支持才通過。 -Lore和A-Rod是100%持有球團股權，包含灰狼和山貓。 -完成出售標準程序至少需要90天。 -灰狼隊估計市值為31億美元。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 1.164.225.17 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Timberwolves/M.1743643256.A.F9D.html