Ownership Advisory
Vision-Aligned Transitions.
Strategic advisory for franchise ownership groups evaluating their long-term structure, potential liquidity events, and the partners who will carry the legacy forward.
The Opportunity
Franchise ownership transitions are among the most consequential decisions in professional sports, and the groups that approach them proactively control the outcome.
ERA works with ownership groups years before a transition to evaluate options, align stakeholders, and identify the right people to carry the legacy forward.
What We Do
Assessment
A thorough review of the current ownership structure, governance provisions, stakeholder alignment, and long-term vulnerabilities.
Strategic Pathways
A clear analysis of the options forward: hold, recapitalize, partial transition, full sale, or generational succession, with the trade-offs of each.
Partner Identification
We activate our proprietary network to identify and qualify prospective partners based on financial capacity, mission alignment, and league approvability.