Katz Group of Companies

Katz Group of Companies
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990), in Edmonton, Alberta
FounderDaryl Katz
Headquarters,
Key people
Daryl Katz (chairman)
OwnerDaryl Katz
SubsidiariesOilers Entertainment Group
Katz Group Properties
Websitewww.katzgroup.ca

The Katz Group of Companies is a Canadian privately-owned enterprise, with operations in sports and entertainment and real estate development. Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), a subsidiary of the Katz Group, owns the National Hockey League five-time Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers, as well as professional hockey franchises in the American Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and ECHL, and Aquila Productions, an entertainment and event company. OEG operates Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. Katz Group is also involved in land assembly, site, and building development in Canada and the United States, including the design and development of Ice District, an area that encompasses more than 25 acres anchored by Rogers Place.[1] Katz Group is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Its founder and chairman is Daryl Katz.

Katz Group had some history in the pharmacy business from 1991 until 2016 when it sold its remaining pharmacy interests including the Rexall Drugstore brand and stores to American pharmacy giant McKesson Corporation.

  1. ^ NEWS, CBC (13 July 2015). "Katz Group rebrands Edmonton's arena district". CBC.Ca. CBC. Retrieved 13 July 2015.