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Billboard Insider Classifieds December 29, 2018

“The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up.  […]

Gabe Oliverio’s Predictions for 2019

Today out of home investment banker Gabe Oliverio of Johnsen Fretty makes 5 predictions for 2019. 2018 saw the rise of mid-size, but well-capitalized, outdoor companies which we expect to continue in 2019. We also anticipate new groups entering the space in 2019, providing additional inertia to a strong acquisitions […]

Billboard Legal: Easements aren’t Leases.

Sometimes billboard companies put a clause in leases prohibiting a landlord from leasing the ground to another billboard company for a certain period of time following expiry of a billboard lease.  To be effective this clause needs to include billboard easements as well as leases.  That’s the lesson of Reagan […]

Formetco Celebrates 50 Years of Business With Customer Appreciation Event

DULUTH, Ga. (December 27, 2018) On Dec. 6, Formetco celebrated its 50th anniversary by inviting its customers to a special appreciation event to celebrate. The milestone event included a 5-piece band with two singers, a magician, performances by Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton impersonators, an 18-ft. bar with an aerialist […]

Company of the day: Media South

Company:  Media South Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  Jackson, Tennessee. Markets:  Tennessee, Mississippi. Phone: 866.945.0243 Media South was started in 2007 by Norm Isbell.  The company has 28 faces placed strategically in Tennessee and Mississippi.  Most of the faces are 10.5′ by 36′.   Prior to starting Media South, Isbell was a division manager for […]

McLaughlin on Link Media’s Acquisitions and Culture

Link Media Outdoor has grown rapidly over the past year with $138 million  in acquisitions including Waitt Outdoor, Key Outdoor and Tammy Lynn Outdoor.  Link’s parent company has $117 million in cash and access to public debt and equity markets so you can expect Link to keep growing.  Insider talked with […]

Lamar Ratings Unchanged by Moody’s

New York, December 21, 2018 — Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) said Lamar Advertising Company’s ratings are unchanged following the acquisition of billboards in five markets located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Wisconsin from Fairway Outdoor Advertising for $418.5 million. Pro forma leverage is expected to increase to 4.0x […]

Company of the Day – MH Outdoor Media

Company: MH Outdoor Media, LLC Headquarters: 11757 Katy Freeway Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77079 Markets: Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, and Florida Phone: 281-596-6475 Email: jburkett@machaik.com A member of the Mac Haik family of companies, founded in July 2011 in Houston, Texas. Historically Mac Haik has owned, operated and leased a few outdoor advertising […]

Richard Rothfelder’s Three Legal Predictions for 2019

Insider asked me to provide my top three predictions for legal activity for the out of home industry in 2019. Several industry leaders have recently submitted their predictions to Insider on a variety of topics, including the comprehensive political report of OAAA Legislative Committee Chairman Pat O’Donnell. Without duplicating those […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: New Orleans

Did you know: New Orleans was founded in 1718. New Orleans was once the capital of French territory in America. New Orleans has more miles of canals than Venice, Italy. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the New Orleans DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are […]