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Miscellaneous

Billboard Loans Fund Three targets out of home loans and investments of $1 million and less.

Billboard Loans Management, LLC has launched Billboard Loans Fund Three, LLC, an income-oriented loan and investment fund which commenced operation on June 1, 2022.  The fund was formed with capital from accredited investors, supplemented by a line of credit from Washington Trust Bank.  The fund seeks senior secured out of […]

Billboard Lending

Dave Westburg on Billboard Lending

Jim Johnsen of Johnsen Fretty interviewed Dave Westburg of Billboard Loans about billboard lending.  We’ve reproduced the interview below. Dave, you’ve done a terrific job building Billboard Insider into a great source of information.  I enjoy reading it first thing each morning.  I feel very honored to sit in your seat […]

Billboard Investing

Drachman on Recent Outdoor Deals

Max Drachman is a outdoor advertising industry investment banker with Kalil and Co.  We interviewed Drachman about about trends in the outdoor advertising M&A market. Max, have you closed any transactions since the last time we checked in with you in early September? Yes, we have closed four more deals […]

Billboard Values

Outdoor Valuations September 2016

Public outdoor company valuations shrank slightly during the third quarter of 2016 as this chart demonstrates: Public Company Outdoor Values September 2016 The average revenue multiple for the four public outdoor companies shrank from 3.74 times to 3.60 times.  JCDecaux, Clear Channel Outdoor and Outfront trade at a lower revenue […]

Billboard Lending

Avoid the Equipment Leasing Death Penalty

Almost all equipment leasing companies except Billboard Loans have prepayment penalties. Sometimes the prepayment penalties are called yield maintenance clauses. Sometimes the prepayment penalty is a fixed % of the lease amount (5% in year 1, 4% in year 2, 3% in year 3…). The death penalty prepayment clause says […]