AEG Facilities, the location administration subsidiary of Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Corea del Sur AEG, as well as SMG, an Onex portfolio company, revealed this week that they have signed a conclusive contract to merge.
This combination will produce a new, standalone worldwide facility administration as well as location services business that will operate as ASM worldwide (“ASM”). Onex as well as AEG’s subsidiary will each own 50% of the business complying with the completion of the transaction. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
ASM will be headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, with essential operations based in West Conshohocken, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Led by the most experienced team in the industry, the business will operate a diversified portfolio of arenas, stadiums, convention centres as well as performing arts centres, with much more than 310 venues across five continents.
Wes Westley, chief executive policeman as well as president of SMG, said:
This merger is a major step for our industry. We are thrilled to bring together these complementary companies to even more raise the basic of excellence in location management. We plan to accelerate development by integrating our proficiency to provide enhanced value as well as offer improved abilities to municipalities as well as location owners worldwide. At the exact same Camiseta Feyenoord time, we expect that this deal will offer workers at both our business headquarters as well as field operations remarkable new opportunities.
Bob Newman, present president of AEG facilities as well as formerly a regional Vice president at SMG, said:
It is an honour as well as privilege to be a part of this interesting new company, which brings together the two organisations where I have helped the bulk of my expert career. This deal draws upon the depth of our integrated skill as well as resources to produce an organisation that will provide value as well as long-lasting success, in addition to ingenious services to our clients around the world.
Following the completion of the transaction, Mr. Newman will be named president as well as CEO of ASM. Mr. Westley will join ASM’s Board of Directors, where he will actively support the merger integration.
Dan Beckerman, president as well as chief executive policeman of AEG, said:
AEG facilities has flourished under Bob’s leadership because it was recognized a decade back as well as this combination will setting ASM for growth by joining the resources as well as talents of these two companies. ASM will offer an outstanding range of abilities that will accelerate the advancement as well as deployment of new services as well as bring diverse business, sports as well as home entertainment experiences to municipalities, partners as well as fans around the world.
Amir Motamedi, a Managing director of Onex, added:
With Wes at the helm, SMG ended up being a gold basic in location management. We are grateful for his stewardship over the last 25 years as well as look ahead to his continued involvement on the board. Looking forward, we are thrilled to be partnering with Bob Newman as well as the skilled AEG team to produce a larger, much more diverse business to much better serve ASM’s clients.
AEG will keep ownership of its genuine estate holdings outside of this venture, including its home entertainment districts as well as had venues in Los Angeles, London, Hamburg as well as Berlin, in addition to its comprehensive development, sports, music as well as sponsorship divisions. Onex is contributing its entire equity investment in SMG into the merger. The deal is expected to be completed later this year subject to customary closing conditions as well as regulatory approvals.
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