Feld Entertainment

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Feld Entertainment Inc.
Type Private corporation
Industry Entertainment
Genre live shows
Predecessor(s) Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc.
Founder(s) Irvin Feld
Headquarters Vienna, VA[1], USA
Number of locations 4[2][3]
Area served International[2]
Key people Kenneth Feld (CEO)[1]
Production output live arena shows[1]
Owner(s) Kenneth Feld[4]
Employees 3,000[4]
Divisions Feld Entertainment Motor Sports[2]
Website feldentertainment.com

Feld Entertainment Inc. is an American live show production company which operate the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

History

In 1967, Irvin Feld and his brother purchased Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the Ringling and North families and took it public in 1969. Irvin Feld sold the circus to Mattel in 1971 for $50 million in Mattel stock. He bought it back in 1982.[5]

In September 2008, Feld also acquired the motorsports division of Live Nation, including the properties of Monster Jam (and several associated monster trucks), Supercross, Arenacross, and the IHRA. The motorsports division was renamed Feld Entertainment Motor Sports.[2]

In January 2012, the company purchased Palmetto Corporate Center, a former Siemens Corp. complex in Ellenton, Florida, and plans to move most of its various operations and its world headquarters there over a five year period starting with its worldwide production center.[3] In March 2013, Feld agreed with Marvel Entertainment to produce a Marvel Character based live arena show.[1]

Ownership

Feld Entertainment has owned:

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Marvel, circus company join forces for superhero arena show". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Plumb, Tierney (September 11, 2009). "Feld Entertainment enters motor sports business". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sword, Doug; Michael Pollick (January 31, 2012). "Feld Entertainment moving headquarters to Ellenton". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 11 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Heath, Thomas (June 15, 2012). "Feld Entertainment head prepares to pass his empire to his daughters". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 May 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Feld Family Buys Ringling Bros". Associated Press in New York Times. March 19, 1982. Retrieved 2008-07-20. "Mattel Inc. said that it had sold Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc. for $22.8 million to a family that had owned the circus and has been in its management for 26 years. Two members of the family, Irvin Feld and his son, Kenneth, said that the deal included the circus, Ice Follies, Holiday on Ice and the new Walt Disney's World on Ice. ...Irvin Feld was a record and music promoter and music store chain owner before becoming involved with the circus in 1956. In 1967, he and a brother acquired the company's total assets from the Ringling and North families for $8 million. Two years later, the circus became a publicly held corporation, and in 1971 the company was sold to Mattel for $50 million in stock." 
  6. ↑ Feld Entertainment acquires Live Nation Motor Sports, 9 September 2008
  7. ↑ Interview with Kenneth Feld - Competition Plus, 19 September 2008
  8. ↑ Palm Beach and Memphis Raceway ownership group acquires International Hot Rod Association - Memphis International Raceway, 29 January 2013
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