The New York banking and legal team helping to sell the Carolina Panthers once this season ends have put their stamp on some of the biggest deals in sports.
Steve Greenberg of New York investment bank Allen & Co. has worked with the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards in recent years, according to the Sports Business Journal. And his firm is known for an annual gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho, that draws the biggest names in business and politics.
Joe Lecesse, chairman of New York law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, advised the NBA during the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and assisted on other deals involving teams from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Eagles, according to his web site.