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TAMPA BAY – Vinik Sports Group (VSG) and Benchmark International, a global leader in mergers and acquisitions, today ...
One of the biggest fixtures of Tampa since the late 1990s has a new name. On Wednesday, Vinik Sports Group and Benchmark ...
Vinik Sports Group and the Tampa Bay Lightning will make a “major arena and community announcement” in a news conference ...
The venue, which had been known as Amalie Arena since the 2014-15 season, will now be called Benchmark International Arena.
The home of the Tampa Bay Lightning has a new name. The NHL team announced Wednesday the nearly 30-year-old building in ...
TAMPA, Fla. - A group of investors now owns a portion of the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Thursday, Tampa Bay Lightning Chairman & Governor Jeff Vinik and Vinik Sports Group said a portion of the Tampa ...
Vinik, 62, said he plans to retain control of the company and the defending Stanley Cup champions. “I can confirm that we are in discussions to sell a minority position in Vinik Sports Group ...
Lightning owner Jeff Vinik confirmed Tuesday he’s in discussions to expand the ownership group, but reiterated there will be no change in the day-to-day operations of the club.
TAMPA, Fla. — A private equity firm has acquired a minority stake of Vinik Sports Group, the umbrella company that owns the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bolts owner Jeff Vinik announced Tuesday that ...
TAMPA (WFLA) – Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeffrey Vinik has announced the Vinik Sports Group will pay part-time employees previously scheduled to work games and events through the end of March ...
Prior to his sports endeavors, Vinik was active in investment management beginning at Fidelity Investments, where he ran the Fidelity Magellan Fund, the world’s largest mutual fund, before ...
Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz now own a portion of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vinik Sports Group. The transaction was approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors on Oct. 1 and will take effect ...