Galatioto Sports Partners

Overview

Galatioto Sports Partners is an investment bank headquartered at 22 Vanderbilt Avenue in New York[1][9]. The firm provides advisory services on mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, and valuations for professional sports teams and investors[2][3]. The company operates through three separate legal entities: Galatioto Sports Partners, which handles non-securities advisory including valuations and financial restructuring; GSP Finance, which provides lending services; and GSP Securities LLC, a FINRA- and SIPC-registered broker-dealer[8]. The firm is led by Sal Galatioto alongside principals including Russ Granik, Brad Katcher, Phil Landolphi, and Dan O'Brien, with the team collectively holding over 100 years of banking and finance experience[7]. Galatioto Sports Partners reports completing over 135 transactions across major North American and international sports leagues over two decades[5]. The firm's clients have included the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New York Yankees, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Commanders[4].

The company's own site places it in New York: Address listed at bottom of page: '22 Vanderbilt Avenue - 6th Floor - New York, NY 10017'. [1]

Galatioto Sports Partners lists its office at 22 Vanderbilt Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017. [9]

Customers

Galatioto Sports Partners names the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New York Yankees, Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Commanders among its clients. [4]

Growth & traction

Galatioto Sports Partners says it has completed over 135 transactions and assignments in the major North American and international sports leagues over two decades. [5]

Galatioto Sports Partners' homepage features a June 2023 transaction in which a Philadelphia Phillies stake sold at roughly a $2.8 billion valuation. [6]

The firm is led by Sal Galatioto with a team of finance professionals that it says has over 100 years of total banking and finance experience, and its About page lists five named principals: Salvatore Galatioto, Russ Granik, Brad Katcher, Phil Landolphi and Dan O'Brien. [7]