Management
On February 29, 2008, AEG announced a partnership agreement with boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions and businessman Gabriel Brener and the Brener International Group. AEG retains operating control of the Houston Dynamo, with significant input from De La Hoya and Brener.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), NOKIA Theatre Times Square, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie (TX), the El Rey Theatre (Hollywood, CA), theWaMu Theatre (Seattle, WA), Sprint Center (Kansas City,MO), Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) and The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River which includes a 20,000 seat arena and over 650,000 square feet of leisure and entertainment use.
AEG also owns and operates sports franchises throughout the world, including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), Los Angeles Riptide (MLL), Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo (MLS), in addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). AEG developed and operates The Home Depot Center, a $150 million national training facility on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, designated as an “Official U.S. Olympic Training Site” by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling, lacrosse, rugby, action sports, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports. AEG’s live entertainment division, AEG LIVE, is one of the world’s leading concert promotion and touring companies.
ABOUT GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2001 by Oscar De La Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. De La Hoya won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and has won 10 world boxing titles since. In 2007, in its sixth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling more than $2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing pay-per-view homes in a single year with more than $4 million total. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, TeleFutura, Showtime and ESPN. Golden Boy Promotions has close to 50 fighters under promotional contract.
ABOUT BRENER INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Brener International Group, LLC is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm and family office with global business and investment interests. Brener’s current investments comprise holdings in private companies (including Golden Boy Promotions), publicly traded companies, and other ventures. The Group acquires and builds ownership stakes in established, well-managed companies with solid market positions and strong growth potential. The Brener Group focuses its direct investments in businesses directed to U.S Hispanics, sports and entertainment, consumer products and real estate.
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