Tag: chris stark

Out of Home Lender: Stark Capital Solutions

This is the second of Billboard Insider’s profiles of out of home lenders.  Last week we profiled Alerus Financial.  Today we profile Stark Capital Solutions. Out of Home Lender: Stark Capital Solutions Address:  5829 N. Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN. 46216 Email: cstark@starkcapitalsolutions.com or cberry@starkcapitalsolutions.com Phone: 317-546-6038 Loan Amounts:  $500k and up. Stark […]

Stark Capital Celebrates 20th Year

Stark Capital Solutions, an industry-leading capital provider and M&A advisory firm, is proud to announce the celebration of its 20th year in business!  Founded by Chris Stark in 2003, Stark Capital has focused predominately on working inside the Billboard Industry with all sizes of independent operators. To highlight some of […]

Chris Stark says buyers want an easement, not land.

A Billboard Insider reader asked: Hi Dave. One quick question. When you get ready to sell your plant is it more of and advantage to sell your land under your structures and get a perpetual easement, before selling. Or keep the land and sell it as a whole. SignValue’s Paul […]

Chris Stark On Easements

 I agree with the conclusions in Billboard Insider’s July 25, 2023 article on billboard easements.  Just a couple additional observations…. We often get asked by sellers who own their land if they are better off reserving an easement and selling the board with a land lease to retain some passive […]

Craig Berry Makes Partner at Stark Capital

Indianapolis, Indiana – Stark Capital Solutions, a leading OOH capital provider and M&A advisory firm, has promoted Craig Berry from Vice-President to Partner. Craig joined Stark Capital in 2018 after a stint as a small-business owner in Indianapolis.  Since joining Stark Capital, Craig has been a leading force in increasing […]

Current Trends in the Out of Home Industry

By Chris Stark and Craig Berry, Stark Capital Solutions For more than 20 years, Stark Capital has had the unique opportunity to be involved in both the financing and M&A segments of the billboard industry. We frequently talk with operators country-wide about their businesses, which gives us a unique perspective […]

Stark Capital By the Numbers

Stark Capital is proud to announce 2022 as the most successful year in company history with a total transaction volume in excess of $150,000,000.   “For us, 2022 was headlined by the successful Burkhart / Lamar transaction of over 3,500 faces.  It was an honor to represent Lamar in their largest […]

11 Out of Home Due Diligence Hot Buttons

When selling or buying a billboard company, there is a routine due diligence process that must be followed to successfully complete any transaction. For nearly 20 years, Stark Capital Solutions has advised and represented a variety of buyers and sellers on over $315M worth of billboard-related M&A transactions.  Throughout our […]

Anatomy of a Deal by Stark Capital Solutions

By Chris Stark and Craig Berry, Stark Capital Solutions Through our years in the industry, we have been involved in and completed hundreds of billboard transactions. While most of them are fairly “standard”, we’ve encountered some with unique stories, interesting details and complex backgrounds.  We thought it would be interesting […]

Stark Capital: Two More Acquisitions to Lamar

Indianapolis, IN – Stark Capital Solutions, Inc., an OOH focused investment-bank and capital provider, announces the following two acquisitions to Lamar Advertising: Ralston Outdoor Advertising has completed a divestiture of digital and static billboard displays in Shreveport, LA.  Earlier this year, Stark Capital provided the funding for Ralston to acquire […]