Subject: Ironman Sold (breaking news) Breaking news
Providence Private Equity and the World Triathlon Corporation, the owners of > the Ironman, recently agreed to talking points on an agreement between the > two groups. Providence is one of the world’s largest private equity firms > and their portfolio includes, among others, Warner Music, Metro- Goldwyn > Meyer and the Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network. The new entity > will be called World Endurance Holdings and the Ironman offices will move in > the near future from Tarpon Springs, Florida to Tampa. Ben Fertic, the > current President of WTC, will become the CEO and President of World > Endurance Holdings. This was an all equity transaction and no terms were > disclosed.
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