Tag: Craig Berry

Private Equity and Out of Home – 8 negotiating tips

Yesterday Craig Berry of Stark Capital discussed private equity terms and conditions.  Today he shares 8 tips for independent operators to consider when negotiating and structuring equity transactions. Tips on Negotiating and Structuring Private Equity Investments: #1 Secure a commitment first before you draw the capital.  If the objective is […]

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 […]

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 […]

Impacts of rising interest rates on OOH valuations

By Chris Stark and Craig Berry, Stark Capital Solutions If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately, you’ve probably seen discussions over rising interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike of 25 basis points in March, then another 50 basis points in May. With more rate hikes […]

Stark Capital Offers Signbird Services to Clients

Indianapolis, IN – March 1, 2022, Stark Capital Solutions, an OOH industry-leading lender and capital provider for over two-decades, announced today a partnership with SignBird to provide marketing resources as part of Stark’s financing packages. SignBird produces breathtaking and eye-catching drone photography and videography, approach footage, ride sheets, and web […]

New Billboard Development is Hot

By Chris Stark and Craig Berry, Stark Capital Solutions  Being heavily involved in both the brokerage and lending markets, Stark Capital Solutions has a unique perspective to analyze and account for certain industry trends.  The booming M&A market has been well publicized over the past 6-12 months.  However, our 2021 […]