Tag: chris stark

Lender Profile: Stark Capital Solutions

Billboard Insider is continuing its series on out of home lenders.  Today’s profile is based on an interview with Chris Stark of Stark Capital Solutions. Lender:  Stark Capital Solutions Address: 5829 N Post Rd., Indianapolis, IN. 46216 Email: cstark@starkcapitalsolutions.com, cberry@starkcapitalsolutions.com Phone: 260-433-5833 Talk about your background in out of home: I was first introduced […]

Tom Giesken on Getting Bank Financing and Handling Tough Times

Billboard Insider is running a series featuring Tom Giesken who just retired after 30 out of home advertising including 25 years running his own billboard company. Last week Tom talked about building signs. Today he talks about bank financing and managing through tough times. Getting Bank Financing I’ve been fortunate. […]

Looking Ahead With Stark Capital

Insider is listening on Friday morning to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell give his strongest signal yet that interest-rate cuts are coming soon, saying the central bank intends to act to stave off a further weakening of the U.S. labor market.  Of course, the overall economy is important, but the […]

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 […]