Christina Georgacopoulos

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Christina Georgacopoulos

Hooters' original founders in Clearwater are reclaiming the iconic restaurant chain as its corporate parent turns over control to franchisees in bankruptcy. Hooters’ original founders in Clearwater have struck a deal to buy back majority ownership of the iconic restaurant chain as its corporate parent, Hooters of America, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hooters Inc.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Christina Georgacopoulos

The family office of Tampa real estate developer and investor Carl Lindell recruited local veteran debt restructuring pro Brad Salzer as president of a new private credit fund, Lindell Capital. Lindell Investment is among a growing number of other local investors to jump into private credit over the last 18 months to fill a void left by banks as their appetite has weakened for commercial real estate.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Christina Georgacopoulos

The company is repositioning itself to capture emerging market trends and buyer interests. Benchmark International co-founders Steven Keane and Gregory Jackson have built the Tampa investment bank into a sprawling international platform since launching the firm in 2008. The company's footprint stretches from offices in Los Angeles to Johannesburg, London and Amsterdam. But the firm isn’t finished expanding its global reach; French and Asian markets are next on its radar, said Keane.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Christina Georgacopoulos

A Connecticut investment firm is backing the Tampa brokerage with $95 million to launch the homebuilders insurance-focused exchange. The Baldwin Group is launching a reciprocal insurance exchange for homebuilders’ insurance with a debt financing deal that will be partially funded by Connecticut investment firm Gallatin Point Capital.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Christina Georgacopoulos

Speculation has been swirling around the price tag on the Tampa Bay Rays as the MLB team's owner faces mounting pressure to sell. The value of the Tampa Bay Rays remained flat year-over-year in 2024 and far below what owner Stuart Sternberg is rumored to want for the team in a possible sale. The team's valuation of $1.25 billion ranks second to last among Major League Baseball at No. 29, according to Forbes’ annual list of baseball’s most-valuable clubs.