Billionaire Reuben Brothers Exploring Bid for Baseball’s New York Mets (EXCLUSIVE)
Scott Soshnick David and Simon Reuben, who amassed a fortune investing in real estate, technology companies and leisure, are exploring a bid for the New York Mets, people familiar with the matter told Sportico.The brothers, who were born in India and moved to London as teenagers, have a combined net worth of about $14 billion — built on one of the largest portfolios of retail, office and residential properties.The brothers are likely drawn to the team because of the real estate development possibilities around Citi Field, said one of the people, who was granted anonymity because the matter is private.The Mets have retained Allen & Co. to oversee the sale process.