Bob Iger
Bob Iger is an advisor at Thrive Capital, a venture capital firm focused on internet and software investments. He is best known as the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, a role he held for nearly two decades, during which he oversaw major acquisitions including Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox. In his current capacity at Thrive Capital, he works with the firm's investment staff and portfolio founders. He also continues to serve as a senior adviser to Disney through the end of 2026.
“Patrick Soon-Shiong said he doesn't plan to sell his 4% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to the group led by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger.”
Source→“The Los Angeles Lakers' $12,500M sale to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger is the largest sports transaction on the table, clearing 22.7x revenue and 73.5x EBITDA.”
Source→“Founding partner Josh Kushner told press in a joint statement with Bob Iger the two agreed to buy out Mark Walter's 80% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.”
Source→“Iger is likely to be the courtside face of ownership, given that Kushner lives in New York.”
Source→“Kushner then agreed to buy at $12.5 billion — a $2.5 billion premium in under a year.”
Source→“A lot of Iger's work at Thrive was with a new unit called Thrive Eternal, which focuses on assets with 'qualities that cannot be replicated by technology.'”
Source→“They read the news that Comcast, the Philadelphia based cable company, is making a hostile takeover bid to acquire Disney for $54 billion in Comcast stock”
Source→“Bob Iger came to Disney via the Cap Cities/ABC acquisition as COO of Capital Cities.”
Source→“Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner have spoken with bankers about bidding on an NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas, per Bloomberg.”
Source→“Bob Iger, one of his first acts as CEO, did the deal... Al Michaels, the Monday Night Football commentator — like a sports team trade — to NBC in exchange for the IP rights to Oswald the Rabbit.”
Source→“Former Disney CEO Bob Iger, who recently rejoined Thrive as an advisor, will be deeply involved.”
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