Brawling For Dollars
Zuffa LLC is a private company owned by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who are majority owners of Station Casinos of Las Vegas, company president Dana White, and Flash Entertainment of Abu Dhabi. Zuffa (Italian for “brawl”) is the parent company of cage fighting promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Zuffa has borrowed nearly half a billion since 2007 and its term loan has been sold in pieces to institutional investors such as mutual funds and CLOs. Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank has arranged most of the financing for the cage fighting firm, starting with a $325 million term loan in 2007. After two add-on deals, the firm’s covenant-lite term loan now stands at $485 million and will mature in June, 2015.
In addition to monitoring current business trends with respect to the UFC, this site also aims to provide a better understanding of how Zuffa has used the money it's borrowed, such as its high-profile 2007 purchase of Japan’s Pride Fighting Championship. There will also be profiles of Zuffa investors such as Abu Dhabi’s Flash Entertainment of Abu Dhabi and various mutual funds.
If you have any questions, suggestions or information regarding Zuffa LLC, please send an email to contact@zuffainvestoralerts.org.
Zuffa LLC is a private company owned by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who are majority owners of Station Casinos of Las Vegas, company president Dana White, and Flash Entertainment of Abu Dhabi. Zuffa (Italian for “brawl”) is the parent company of cage fighting promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Zuffa has borrowed nearly half a billion since 2007 and its term loan has been sold in pieces to institutional investors such as mutual funds and CLOs. Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank has arranged most of the financing for the cage fighting firm, starting with a $325 million term loan in 2007. After two add-on deals, the firm’s covenant-lite term loan now stands at $485 million and will mature in June, 2015.
In addition to monitoring current business trends with respect to the UFC, this site also aims to provide a better understanding of how Zuffa has used the money it's borrowed, such as its high-profile 2007 purchase of Japan’s Pride Fighting Championship. There will also be profiles of Zuffa investors such as Abu Dhabi’s Flash Entertainment of Abu Dhabi and various mutual funds.
If you have any questions, suggestions or information regarding Zuffa LLC, please send an email to contact@zuffainvestoralerts.org.
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