Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Canadiens Up For Sale

Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

From CTV:

The Montreal Canadiens and the Bell Centre are up for sale and 10 potential buyers have signed confidentiality agreements with the Bank of Montreal to get a look at the franchise's books.

The potential buyers include the province's pension-fund manager, the Caisse de depot et placement; Guy Laliberte, owner of Cirque du soleil; and Les Productions Feeling, which is run by Rene Angelil, husband and manager of pop superstar Celine Dion.

Others include the Claridge investment house; media giant Quebecor; Joey Saputo, owner of the Montreal Impact soccer team; Roustan Capital; the Molson family; Spectrum Equity; and the Aldo Group.

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