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Sports Finance and Advisory Solutions

Delivering a comprehensive range of financial and advisory solutions to professional sports leagues and teams nationwide

 

National Strength. Local Focus.

PNC’s Sports Finance team combines industry expertise and centralized underwriting to offer tailored financing and banking solutions to professional sports leagues and teams across the country, and work with dedicated local bankers to deliver PNC’s full product suite.

Leadership in Sports

PNC is a market leader in sports finance, with extensive experience with the primary U.S. sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA and MLS). PNC leads numerous team financings nationwide and is an agent-level bank to four of the league offices. We support relationships with more than 30 clients and have delivered $2.0+ billion in total commitments.

 

$2.0+ billion

in total commitments
As of 6/30/22

PNC understands the unique connection that sports teams have with their communities. As a result, we leverage local, in-market relationships as well as industry expertise to keep you abreast of league- and industry-wide trends.

Financing & Banking Solutions

We offer the full suite of PNC’s capabilities, tailored to fit the needs of each client, including:

  • Structuring and arranging debt capital
  • Interest rate solutions
  • Foreign exchange
  • Institutional investments
  • Treasury and cash management
  • Venue and training facility financing — from the press box to the video board
  • Private placements
  • Deposits

Representative Transactions

Arena Construction

 

 

$250,000,000


NBA
Syndication Agent

 

Syndicated Revolver

 

 

$50,000,000


MLB
Administrative Agent

 

Franchise Sale Financing

 

 

$350,000,000


MLB
Joint Lead Arranger

 

Stadium Renovation

 

 

$62,500,000


NFL
Administrative Agent

 

Secured Credit Facility

 

 

$150,000,000


NFL
Exclusive Provider

 

Secured Credit Facility

 

 

$150,000,000


NASCAR
Administrative Agent