According to Scott Soshnick of Variety, the newest potential buyers for the New York Mets are Josh Harris and David Blitzer. Harris made his money Apollo Global Management, an investment firm. His partner David Blitzer earned his money as an executive at Blackstone, an equity firm.
The pair already own two professional sports teams. They first collaborated to buy the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, the deal cost $287 million. Two years later the two hooked up again to purchase the New Jersey Devils for around $320 million.
Harris has made a career of buying distressed properties and turning them around for a profit.