Untitled Document Tom Stillman’s Blues ownership group “raised $72 million in an equity offering to buy the team, with each investor putting in at least $1 million,” according to an SEC filing cited by Amir Kurtovic of the ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. The SEC Form D document, required for such fundraising, “does not specify how much each investor kicked in.” The name of the corporate entity was “SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC and is registered to the same address as Stillman’s Summit Distributing beer distribution business.” The document shows that there were "16 total investors" (
BIZJOURNALS.com, 5/17).
| BLUES INVESTMENT GROUP (SLB ACQUISITION HOLDINGS LLC) |
| Summit Distributing Chair & CEO Tom Stillman |
| Luxco Chair & CEO Donn Lux |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation President Jo Ann Taylor Kindle |
| Maritz Inc. Chair & CEO Steve Maritz |
| Thompson Street Capital Partners Managing Partner Jim Cooper |
| Ed Potter |
| Former U.S. Sen Jack Danforth |
| Kennelwood Pet Resorts Owner Chris Danforth |
| Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Senior VP Jim Johnson |
| Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Former President Scott McCuaig |
| Summit Development Group President John Ross Jr. |
| Suddenlink Communications Chair & CEO Jerry Kent |
| Enterprise Holdings CEO Andy Taylor & Barbara Taylor |
| World Wide Technology CEO Jim Kavanaugh |
| World Wide Technology Chair David Steward |
| The Saint Louis Brewery Founder Tom Schlafly |
