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Is the Milwaukee Brewers owner worth billions of dollars?

Friday, November 10, 2023

By Tom Kertscher

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Mark Attanasio, principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Crescent Capital Group investment firm, does not appear on Forbes’ 2023 list of the world’s 2,640 billionaires.

Most estimates put his net worth at $700 million.

Net worth is a person’s assets — such as cash, home, stocks and property — minus debts owed.

The employment information website NCESC.com estimated without documentation that Attanasio is worth $1.1 billion.

CelebrityNetWorth.com, GoBankingRates.com, Statista.com and InvestorTimes.com published estimates of $700 million.

The Brewers are seeking improvements to American Family Field, where they play their home games. A bill approved by the Wisconsin Assembly calls for the team to contribute $100 million, and state, City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County taxpayers to contribute $546 million.

On May 25, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said that Milwaukee risks losing the Brewers to another city if renovations to the stadium aren’t made.

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Sources

MLB Mark Attanasio Chairman and Principal Owner

crescentcap.com Capital Markets Team

Forbes Forbes’ 37th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2023

Forbes World's Billionaires List

Employment Security Commission Mark Attanasio Net Worth

Celebrity Net Worth Mark Attanasio Net Worth

GOBankingRates The 20 Richest MLB Team Owners

Statista MLB richest team owners in the U.S. 2022

INVESTOR TIMES Mark Attanasio Net Worth

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