From CTV News:A shared passion for the Montreal Canadiens is making for strange bedfellows in Quebec business circles, as a consortium made up of pop star Céline Dion, Seagram heir Stephen Bronfman and Quebecor Inc. boss Pierre Karl Péladeau is considering a joint bid for the storied NHL team, financial sources report.
As the Canadiens begin a first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins as heavy underdogs, majority owner George Gillett is into the second round of bids for the team and arena he purchased nine years ago for $185-million (U.S.). One investment banker familiar with the process said potential buyers who made "initial expressions of interest" now have full access to financial data on the Canadiens and the Bell Centre.
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More News On Possible Buyers Of The Montreal Canadians
Big names mull joining forces in bid for Canadiens -- Globe And Mail
Dion, Bronfman, Peladeau Consider Bid for Canadiens, Globe Says -- Bloomberg
Report: Dion eyeing joint Habs bid -- Sportsnet
Celine Dion, others eye NHL's Canadiens-report -- Reuters
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