As a buy-side advisor, Blackbridge works side-by-side with acquirers to identify compelling investment opportunities and to facilitate all aspects of deal execution. Leveraging on our extensive experience in brokering transactions in football clubs, we provide investors with clear, relevant and timely advice on transactional and strategic issues. Unlike most investment banks and boutiques in the sports industry, Blackbridge is not involved in trading, research or lending, each of which can create conflict of interest when advising clients.
Key things Blackbridge do –
Identification and prioritization of potential acquisition opportunities based on short and long-term objectives
Develop an investment thesis and address the question of why should an acquisition be made (or not made)
Determining current and future market enterprise valuation of the investment target
Support in developing the most effective negotiating strategy for each situation
Introducing finance partners to ensure multiple options to assist in the acquisition
Facilitating meetings with the football governing body for official transaction approval
Assisting in the due diligence process with appointed lawyers
Handling the sensitive public relations around the transaction
Assistance in the vetting of management executives if a turnaround team is required
Building a localized management team that co-invest