A lawsuit filed against Alliance MMA by an investor in the company for violations of securities regulations law was filed on Monday. MMA Payout has obtained a response from the company’s CEO, Paul Danner. “The matter of the stock-based compensation matter has no impact on 2017 financial performance and no negative affect on our ability […]
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S&P Global reaffirms UFC Holdings, LLC debt rating, outlook
S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed UFC Holding’s first lien “B+” rating after news of seeking $100 million in additional loans. Due to its high leverage, S&P rated UFC Holdings, LLC as having a negative outlook. For a definition of S&P’s ratings, look here. A “B” rating is characterized as, “more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated […]
UFC looking for more loans
The UFC is seeking to raise $100 million in incremental loans to repay the previous owners (i.e. Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and Flash Entertainment) in the case of a potential earnings-based payout according to a report from Reuters. The payouts of $175M and $75M are due in the event of EBITDA milestones. According to the […]
WWE earnings for Q4 impress Wall Street
WWE set a 52 week record for stock price as it announced its end of year earnings for 2016 this past Thursday. According to its earnings call, WWE Network subscribers grew 14% to 1.41 million paid subscribers. Revenue increased 11% to a company record $729.2 million. Per a company press release, “[T]he Company reported Net […]
WSJ article notes UFC sale as example of questionable buyout-loan strategy
The Wall Street Journal reports on the UFC sale and how the structure of the deal is being seen as too liberal with adjustments to earnings which enables more borrowing for transactions. The Federal Reserve had warned Goldman Sachs (Deutsche Bank AG is also a lender) the entity that marketed the debt to investors, of […]