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The Complex
Harris Northwest Advisors advised on the sale of The Complex - Salt Lake City's iconic live music and events venue - to AEG Presents, one of the globe's foremost leaders in music and entertainment. The Complex includes multiple event spaces, most notably the 2,500-capacity Rockwell, the 850-capacity Grand, and the 4,000-capacity Lot for outdoor summer concerts. Over the years, the venue has welcomed top-tier artists across genres, including Billie Eilish, Travis Scott, Slayer, Lil Wayne, Macklemore, and J. Cole, among many others.
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Northwest Physicians Network (NPN)
Northwest Physicians Network (NPN) was the largest independent physicians association in the state of Washington. Given the rapid consolidation of service providers in the healthcare market, NPN needed to become part of a larger group in order to effectively compete. With Harris Northwest Advisors as its financial advisor, the company completed a sale to DaVita Inc., a large, publicly-traded diversified health care services company, and where Warren Buffett is a significant investor.
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Starwave
Starwave was one of the first consumer-facing internet content companies. Founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Starwave developed a portfolio of internet destination sites, the most prominent of which was ESPN.com. Starwave also operated NBA.com and other leading sports sites. As CFO, Ed Harris assisted in the negotiation of the sale of the company to Disney for $1 billion.
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Insight Schools
Insight Schools was a startup which developed online high schools. Ed Harris was a co-founder and CFO. He assisted the company in raising $3 million of startup funding and negotiated the sale of the company to publicly-traded Apollo Group, generating a 600% IRR for the initial investors into the business.
