Everton have agreed a massive financing deal for the club's new stadium on at Bramley-Moore Dock, securing a long-term £350M funding deal to refinance the borrowing already in place for the project.
The Friedkin Group said funding was agreed with a "consortium of blue-chip institutional lenders" that will see the refinancing of debt which was taken out to facilitate construction of the new stadium over the last 4 years.
TBR Football’s Finance Expert Adam Williams has shared his understanding of how the stadium financing could affect Everton’s PSR stance.
“We don’t know the specifics of the new loan deal, but what Everton have done here is stretched out their repayments at a more favourable interest rate,” Williams said.
“The previous financing arrangement was probably at 11-12 per cent, which means Everton would have been paying over £30M per year in interest.
“The new deal will have a longer term and a lower rate, which eases the burden on the club both in terms of cash flow and PSR.
“It also means that they can capitalise on the revenue for Bramley-Moore Dock more effectively.
“Investment in the stadium is exempt from PSR during the construction phase, but once it’s operational, that annual £30M would have come out of their PSR calculation.”
Paul Quinn believes that the transaction has been put together under the guidance of JP Morgan Chase, a US bank which arguably is the market leader in these forms of financing packages.
Typically these packages include fixed interest debt with a range of maturities from 15 years upwards. Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal have both funded their stadium developments in a similar manner.
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Posted 06/03/2025 at 13:19:03
Seems a good deal. But what do I know.
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