Sotheby's was bought by telecom exec Patrick Drahi.
Drahi owns Altice, a large mass media company. (MSM)
Why is the oldest publicly traded auction company going private?
https://stopthecap.com/2016/04/19/altice-caught-panama-papers-scandal-tapping-junk-bond-market-raise-quick-cash/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/business/sothebys-patrick-drahi-bidfair.html