Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 15
Zaslav's Grandview Ventures Bids $68 Million for Mohawk Day Camp in Bankruptcy Auction
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 15

Zaslav's Grandview Ventures Bids $68 Million for Mohawk Day Camp in Bankruptcy Auction

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 15

Summary

  • $68 million would set the floor for Mohawk Day Camp's sale after David Zaslav's Grandview Ventures signed a stalking-horse deal filed Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey.
  • Mohawk was pushed into bankruptcy last month, sending the Westchester County summer camp into an auction process rather than a direct sale.
  • Nearly 2,000 children from the New York City metro area attend the upscale day camp, making the asset a sizable regional business as well as a family recreation property.
  • Zaslav described the bid as a personal family investment, with the Warner Bros. Discovery chief pursuing the camp through a privately owned company rather than through his media group.

Insights

Why is a media CEO, amid pay controversies, bidding $68M for his children's former summer camp?
How did a luxury camp become entangled in a billion-dollar bankruptcy and a corporate titan's personal deal?
Will a CEO's nostalgic bid save a bankrupt camp or shortchange thousands of creditors in the process?