Professional and collegiate sports programs constantly demand new capital and new sources of revenue in order to grow. There are two primary methods to achieve this growth : restoring or replacing current facilities, and carefully managing the ever-increasing costs of operations. Accomplishing those two objectives requires more than access to sources of capital, it necessitates prudent and professional asset management.
SFMG’s mandate is to always increase existing revenue streams while creating new sources of revenue for clients. SFMG’s executives were among the first to recognize that a sports facility cannot exist solely as the home of its principal tenant. Those same executives were among the first to illustrate and model the financial relationship between a sports franchise and the building in which it plays. Sports enterprises must find additional sources of revenue necessary to expand revenue potential. Models created by SFMG executives have served as the foundation for leagues, conferences, governments and individual owners of venues to more
easily arrange financing.
Sports Finance & Management Group is exceptionally well qualified to meet the dynamic demands of the sports and entertainment industries. Our skill and expertise arranged $940 million for clients who competed for the NFL’s 32nd franchise. We at SFMG maintain close relationships with the most respected Wall Street firms and financiers. Our investment banking relationships include Prudential Securities, J. P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Salomon Bros., Merrill Lynch, Societé General, Lehman Bros. and Credit Suisse First Boston. SFMG provides its clients with the latest models for both equity and
debt financing.
Arranging the requisite capital is only the first step. Borrowed capital must be repaid. A key strength of Sports Finance & Management Group is the ability to recognize and quantify sources of net revenue. That recognition will justify both equity investment and significant project financing for our clients.
Our experience in the world of entertainment permits us to generate the maximum revenue for all types of entertainment venues, sports stadiums and theme parks. We combine the skill necessary to book a venue properly with the expertise to operate the facility fully. Our expertise consists of analyzing the client’s strengths and weaknesses and executing improvements that produce greater revenue from all available sources.
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