Donald Bren , Alfred Taubman and several others , including two members of the Irving family formed a syndicate and won the bid to buy the Irving company for $ 337 million .
In 1977 , real estate developer Donald Bren , shopping center magnate Alfred Taubman , and several others , including two members of the Irvine family , formed a syndicate and became the winners in a bidding war with other conglomerates to buy the company for $ 337 million .
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