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[ruh-oh] Restaurateur Tilman Fertitta Desperately Seeks Cash Infusion For His Hospitality Empire

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by iJHolmes, Apr 9, 2020.

  1. iJHolmes

    iJHolmes Member

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    We already knew he was broke, but what does this mean for the Rockets?

    https://houston.eater.com/2020/4/9/...hjRhPMXA3r3eVtq9T0HeUqdevAQos4KUOTlDyUgIv5Rz8
     
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    Please sell please sell
     
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    Everybody knows he's broke AF. He's not gonna go down without a fight. Selling the Rox will be his last resort....unfortunately
     
  4. BigBum

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    It means offseason
    1, Trade Covington into first round pick to save 8 million a year,
    2, Dump Gordon salary to save 76 million dollars,
    3, Not giving Tucker extension to save 8 million dollars
    Two mvps Surrounded with all of the minimum salary guys or 10 day and 2 way contracts.

    Tilman needs to pay
    Property tax for all property
    7 types of insurance for hotel
    Maintenance
    Multiple 100 millions of dollars interest expense a year
     
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  5. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Seattle Super Rockets
     
  6. vick

    vick Member

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    What about the Mattress Mac, Houston Rockets.
     
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  7. Nook

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    Very unlikely the Rockets are moved.

    In the Houston market the team is worth over two billion dollars. Someone buying a team to move it to Seattle is going to buy a small market team for less money and move it.
     
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    As much as I HATE the city of Dallas, I would love for Mark Cuban to own our team
     
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  9. Nook

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    He doesn’t want to sell any of his entities or take on partners. Basically he isn’t willing to take a step back and secure the rest of his assets.

    There are plenty of investors that would take part ownership in exchange for a large investment. He has an excellent track record in the lending community. If he can take it week by week he will find lenders.

    He certainly knows his businesses better than I do but he has been playing with fire borrowing so much and counting on his purchases to always make enough money to pay lenders.

    I thought the Rockets were his attempt to get away from the falling entertainment and dinning industry but he has made numerous purchases since then.
     
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    Not sure about that, Rockets are his biggest and most valuable asset. He would have offers almost immediately as opposed to his other ventures.
     
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    Hey Fritatta: Sell.
     
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  13. tmoney1101

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    The rockets are also his rarest commodity. He could probably break even on the team but he’d still own all that interest since he didn’t buy them with cash. That’s a tough pill to swallow.
     
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  14. Nook

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    He doesn’t have near the finances to buy the team. He could be a viable investor but TF doesn’t want an investor owning a percentage of the team.

    TF turned down an offer of 1 billion for a 50% stake in the team from Michael Dell.
     
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    Rockets revenue last two years are 326 million and 348 million. I guess Tilman makes 80 million to 120 million a year.
     
  16. AroundTheWorld

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    He is highly leveraged. He will somehow get out of it.
    But the hubris and arrogance of publishing a book titled "Shut up and listen" when he really isn't a very educated or classy person is interesting.
     
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    Should let Deke’s group buy.
     
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    When?
    Dell assets is equal to 8 Tilmans last year.
     
  19. Nook

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    No he isn’t. He has made a lot of money but There is nothing admirable about him as a person.

    Pre COVID19.

    Yes, Dell is worth nearly 40 billion dollars and is relatively young.
     
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    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    With every day that passes I think his chances of "getting out of it" dwindle.

    And he won't accept a partnership structure because he's deluded himself into believing his own greatness. His business model is buying distressed restaurant groups, firing the management and running it himself using small margin economies of scale.

    He truly believes he doesn't need anyone else helping him run something. And he thinks massive leverage and debt make him well positioned. This is the exact kind of crisis that will break someone like that.
     

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