A man who attended Michigan State the same years I attended has bought Detroit Pistons from Karen Davidson.

Tom Gores runs Platinum Capital. He's a MSU Spartan. I don't remember hanging around with Tom at Dooley's.

http://tomgores.com/

http://www.platinumequity.com/

 

He bought Four Winns up in Cadillac, so this man loves Michigan equity. Still using the Frisbie Street address.

http://www.fourwinns.com/

 

While he was buying, he bought DTE Music Theater. I'll always call it Pine Knob. So does the web address.

http://www.pineknobmusic.com/

 

He also bought the Palace of Auburn Hills.

http://www.palacenet.com/

 

He also purchased the right to operate the Meadow Brook Music Festival.

 

Alas, he skipped purchasing the rights to operate Meadowbrook Theater.

http://www.mbtheatre.com/

 

It looks as if he'll be keeping the Detroit Pistons in Michigan at the Palace.

http://www.nba.com/pistons/index_main.html

 

The article I read tonight.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/14918451/billionaire-tom-gores-agrees-to-acquire-pistons/rss

Wilbo the Spartan

http://www.msu.edu/