Jeff Bezos not planning to submit bid to purchase Washington Commanders
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos doesn’t plan to submit a bid to buy the Washington Commanders, an individual aware of the state of affairs confirmed to USA TODAY Sports activities on Wednesday.
The individual, who was granted anonymity as a result of delicate nature of the matter, added that Bezos is “not concerned” within the bidding course of.
The information comes a bit greater than six weeks after The Washington Publish and ESPN reported that the billionaire had employed a New York funding agency, Allen & Firm, to discover a possible bid.
A spokesperson for Bezos declined to remark, and messages left with Allen & Firm weren’t instantly returned.
On-line information outlet Puck Information first reported on the Amazon founder’s plans Wednesday afternoon.
With a web price north of $120 billion, in accordance with Forbes, and ties to the Washington space, Bezos had lengthy been rumored as a possible suitor to buy the workforce from its embattled present proprietor, Daniel Snyder. Snyder introduced in November that he had retained a financial institution to discover “potential transactions” concerning the workforce.
Bezos’ lack of curiosity might present a lift to the 2 teams who’re reported to have already submitted bids for the Commanders: One group led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils proprietor Josh Harris, and one other by Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos.
ESPN reported final month that each teams had submitted bids that met Snyder’s “asking worth” of roughly $6 billion. Harris’ group additionally consists of Mitchell Rales, a distinguished businessman within the Washington space, and NBA legend Magic Johnson.
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