M&A / Capital Raising & Strategic Advisory

    • Alternative capital structure review, analysis & planning

    • Debt and equity capital raising support

    • Capital markets and capital raising advisory and placement services through broker-dealer affiliates

    • Corporate, portfolio, or individual asset or loan valuation services including fairness opinions

    • Loan restructuring advice and distressed debt analysis including debt modification and bankruptcy “avoidance” advice

    • General M&A advisory services, buy side and sell side

    • Strategic panning, diversifcation & deal evaluation

    • Industry-focused transaction or investment sourcing

    • Independent deal structure / valuation assessments

    • Deal structuring and due diligence services

    • CVA/ Fairness opinions

    • Strategic advisory services including RFP response, JV formation, restructuring or “unwinding” advice

    • Assistance with strategic planning, business development, capital allocation, risk assessment and analysis

    • Expert witness testimony and litigation advice

    • Government and municipal legal and regulatory M&A consulting and advisory services

    • Third party development / management / branding agreements

    • Selectively provide co-investment capital in support of strategic relationships

We offer our clients a comprehensive array of financial, strategic and M&A, and capital-raising advisory services that leverage our established institutional relationships and incorporate global capital markets perspectives. During their collective careers, our principals have completed $40 billion+ of capital markets transactions and $20 billion of M&A transactions – including $5 billion of individual gaming property acquisitions or dispositions. Led by partners Rich Baldwin and Michael Kim, our services in this segment include:

GGHM is not a registered broker-dealer and will not engage in any activities that require it to be registered as a broker-dealer.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a commitment or undertaking of any kind on the part of GGHM or any of its affiliates to underwrite, sell, place, or purchase any securities, to provide any debt or equity financing or to participate in any transaction, or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.  GGHM operates as an “M&A Broker” pursuant to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) January 31, 2014 No Action Letter to Faith Colish et al.

Service Highlight: Strategic Advisory Role

As a strategic advisor, we provide clients with critical support through the life cycle of each engagement and work closely with them to determine the essential steps where we will provide guidance and value.

For example, this chart reflects the guidance we would provide during a gaming property development project, and each stage of the support path includes numerous elements critical to a successful outcome.