March 04--The new limited partners in the Chicago Cubs were a mystery until now.
The team named the partners in its 2015 media guide: Andrew Berlin, William Comrie, the DeVos family and Cory Thabit. There's a fifth limited partner that the media guide lists only as "O.C., L.L.C." And a sixth partner is not listed in the media guide.
The Ricketts family brought on limited partners to help pay for the $375 million renovation of Wrigley Field. The family declined to identify them last month after closing the deals.
The only Chicagoan appears to be Berlin, who confirmed his part-ownership in the team on his Twitter account. Berlin is the chief executive of a Chicago-based packaging company.
Comrie is a retired businessman who lives in California. He and his brothers founded The Brick, a Canadian retailer of furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics.
The DeVos family owns Amway and the NBA's Orlando Magic.
Thabit is the managing director of IMT Capital, a private real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles.
Galatioto Sports Partners, a New York-based investment bank, handled the sale of the limited partnerships for the Ricketts family. The family has declined to disclose how much money it raised from the investors.
Tribune reporter Mark Gonzales contributed.
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