SAN FRANCISCO / Financial angel buys aquarium at Pier 39 / S.F. businessman supports plan for bay research center: "Financial angel buys aquarium at Pier 39
S.F. businessman supports plan for bay research center
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
A San Francisco businessman involved in the development of Treasure Island has purchased the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 from a French company after a bidding war with, among others, Orlando-based giant Ripley Entertainment Inc.
Darius Anderson, the owner of Kenwood Investments, confirmed Monday that he bought the 65,000-square-foot aquarium from BNP Paribas, a French banking and investment firm, for an undisclosed sum."
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