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The group trying to leverage star power for its bid to own the Ottawa Senators continues to add more known names to its list.

Comedian Russell Peters has also joined Neko Sparks team

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Who are the latest additions to Neko Sparks’s star-studded Sens bid

Natalia Goodwin breaks down the latest in the Ottawa Senators bidding war: six more celebrities have joined Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks’s bid to purchase the Ottawa Senators.

The group trying to leverage star power for its bid to own the Ottawa Senators continues to add more known names to its list.

Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks is behindย one of four groups that had submitted finalย bids for the team by the Mayย 15 deadline,ย according to Sportsnet and Postmedia.

The others are reportedly former Pittsburgh Penguins minority owners Jeffrey and Michael Kimel, Montreal Canadiens minority owner Michael Andlauer and Toronto-area billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos.

Unlike the others, Sparks and his team haven’t been shy about publicly sharing celebrity partners this month: first Snoop Dogg, then former world record sprinter Donovan Bailey.

Comedian Russell Peters said on Instagram Saturday he’s getting involved, which was confirmed in a Monday news release that also announced four of the six current investors that make up the Dragons’ Den panel.

Robert Herjavec, Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, and Manjitย Minhasย are partnering with the bid, according to the news release, along with Manjit’s brother and business partner Ravinder Minhas.

Sparks and Ottawa accounting firm TAAG said the firm has created a special purpose vehicle or SPVย for investors to get involved. According to Reuters, SPVs are a legal entity that’s separate from the group that sets them up.

The Sparks group also met withย Kitigan Zibi Anishinฤbegย First Nation Chief Dylan Whiteduck, according to the chief, who said last week he was expecting to meet with at least one other bidding team.

The Weeknd has also joined another bid, according to Postmedia.

There’s no public timeline for the Senators sale to be finalized and announced. Former owner Eugene Melnyk, who died last year, bought the team and its arena for $130 million US in 2003.

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