Select Advisory and Lending Transactions
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2022
Advisor to an NBA club for the purpose of providing strategic advisory services
NBA Franchise
Strategic Advisor
2021
Sole Lead Arranger
MLB Club
Sole Lender on a Revolving Credit Facility to an MLB club
2021
Co-Syndication Agent
Yankee Global Enterprises
Co-Syndication Agent and Lender to one of the leading brands in the global sports industry
2021
Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner
Premier Service Provider
Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on Senior Secured Credit Facility to Premier Service Provider to Professional Sports Franchises
2020
Financial Advisor
MLB Club
Financial Advisor to a partner in an MLB Club
2019
Financial Advisor
NFL Franchise
Valuation of an NFL Franchise
2019
Financial Advisor
MLB Club
Provided valuation services for a limited partner of an MLB franchise and its affiliated RSN
2019
Financial Advisor to San Francisco Baseball Associates LLC for the purpose of providing valuation services
San Francisco Giants
Financial Advisor
GSP provided annual valuation services regarding San Francisco Baseball Associates LLC's baseball and media assets
2019
Co-Syndication Agent
Yankee Global Enterprises
Co-Syndication Agent and Lender to one of the leading brands in the global sports industry
2019
Financial Advisor to Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Florida Panthers
GSP provided valuation services related to the Florida Panthers NHL team
2018
Financial Advisor
MLS Owner
Financial Advisor to a limited partner in an MLS Club for the purpose of providing valuation services
2018
Lender
StadCo LA LLC
$2.25 Billion Construction Loan Facility
Lender to StadCo LA LLC as part of a $2.25 billion facility to finance construction of an NFL stadium in Inglewood, CA that will house Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers
2018
Provided valuation services for an NHL team
NHL Team
Financial Advisor
2018
Financial Advisor
NBA Team
Financial Advisor to an NBA franchise for strategic opportunities
2017
Financial Advisor to Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Florida Panthers
Financial Advisor
GSP provided valuation services related to the Florida Panthers NHL team
2016
Lender
Milwaukee Bucks
$250 million Term Loan
Lender to Deer District LLC to finance the construction of the Milwaukee Bucks' new arena
2015
Co-Syndication Agent
Yankee Global Enterprises
Co-Syndication Agent and Lender to one of the leading brands in the global sports industry
2015
Co-Documentation Agent
Legends Hospitality
Co-Documentation Agent and Lender to sports business enterprise majority owned by the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys
2015
Provided valuation services for an NBA team
NBA Team
Financial Advisor
2015
Financial Advisor and provider of valuation of the RSN affiliate of an NBA team
NBA Team RSN Affiliate
Financial Advisor
2014
Sole Arranger and Administrative Agent
Sacramento Basketball Holdings
Refinanced the team’s acquisition financing by fully underwriting a new term loan to the club’s holding company
2014
Provided valuation services for an NFL Team
NFL Team
Financial Advisor
2014
Financial Advisor
MLS Owner
Financial Advisor to a limited partner in an MLS Club for the purpose of providing valuation services
2013
Sole Arranger and Administrative Agent
Sacramento Kings
Acquisition Finance
Provided financing to help preserve the team in its local community
2013
Lender
Legends Hospitality
$225,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Lender to sports business enterprise majority owned by the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys
2012
Co-Syndication Agent
Yankee Global Enterprises
Co-Syndication Agent and Lender to one of the leading brands in the global sports industry
2011
Sole Arranger and Administrative Agent
Brooklyn Basketball Holdings
$60,000,000
Credit Facility
Refinanced $60 million loan for holding company of Brooklyn Nets
NBA franchise
2010
Lender
Legends Hospitality
$125,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Lender to sports business enterprise majority owned by the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys
2010
Documentation Agent
Yankee Global Enterprises
$275,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Lender and Documentation Agent to one of the leading brands in the global sports industry
2010
Stadium Advisory
Inter Milan
Stadium development and financing advisory for world class soccer club F.C. Internazionale Milano
2009
Financial Advisor
Chicago Cubs
Financial Advisor and Underwriter
Sole Placement Agent
Creative Capital Structuring during one of the most significant dislocations in the history of the financial markets
2008
Sole Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent
Tampa Bay Lightning
$105,000,000
Acquisition Financing
GSP arranges and underwrites a “stapled” debt financing, facilitating an acquisition in the most difficult banking market in the modern era
2007
Financial Advisor
New York Giants
New York Jets
Historic Stadium Financing and Development
At the time, the largest private stadium financing in North America
2006
Financial Advisor to Comcast Spectacor
Philadelphia 76ers
Premier NBA Franchise
Evaluation of strategic alternatives
2006
Sole Arranger and Administrative Agent
NFL Owners
Limited Partnership Liquidity Loans
Executed innovative financing for minority stakeholders in an NFL club which allowed them to monetize their investment without a sale and with no personal or club recourse
2004
Provided valuation of sports, media and real estate assets of Comcast Spectacor, LP.*
Comcast Spectacor
Financial Advisor
2002
Sole Lead Arranger, Underwriter and Administrative Agent*
New York Mets
$391,000,000
Total reported transaction value
Acquisition of remaining 50% ownership stake occurred at the second highest price ever paid for a MLB franchise at the time
2002
Agent and Arranger of the YES Network start-up financing*
YES Network
Financial Advisor
1999
Sole Financial Advisor, Syndication Agent and Sole Underwriter*
Washington Redskins
$800,000,000
Reported transaction value
Largest sports franchise financing transaction ever completed and named Sports Business Journal’s “Deal of the Century”
1998
Sole Advisor for super-priority Debtor-In-Possession Facility*
Pittsburgh Penguins
$20,000,000 Facility
Agent and arranger on the first super-priority debtor-in-possession financing in modern sports history