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On Thursday, the Ottawa Senators were unveiled as the preferred bidder for the arena parcel at LeBreton Flats. The team also announced that it was partnering with Live Nation and Sterling Equities to build an arena on the site. Here’s the rundown on the U.S. based companies that will play an instrumental role in building the new arena for the Ottawa Senators.
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Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment was formed in 2010 in a merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and is the world’s largest events promoter.
Its president is Canadian Michael Rapino, who was born in Thunder Bay and named president and CEO of Live Nation in 2005 and continued in that role with Live Nation Entertainment after the merger.
A graduate of Lakehead University, Rapino began his career promoting small Canadian performers and later worked in sales and marketing for Labbatt Breweries.
Live Nation Entertainment opened an Ottawa office in 2017 and has brought blockbuster acts to the city like Justin Bieber in March and Maroon 5 in August. It also sponsors music festivals such as Escapade, which runs this weekend at Lansdowne Park.
