Before the deal
Independent diagnosis of the sporting operation, and the search that identifies which clubs are worth pursuing at all.
Institutional sports intelligence for the investors, funds, and clubs operating inside the football economy.
Taken alone, these numbers show growth. Taken together, they show a market that now requires comparable method, and a thesis able to withstand scrutiny.
Diligence has matured across almost every layer of a football asset. The sporting operation has not kept pace, and that is where the most expensive surprises originate.
The problem is rarely a lack of data. It's a lack of independent judgment, integrated and usable at the moment a decision is made.
SAI works for whoever signs the check or is raising capital, with no players to sell and no clubs to protect.
Each engagement runs on a proprietary, repeatable analytical framework, which makes clubs comparable against each other rather than assessed one at a time. The framework is detailed in our institutional overview.
A combination rarely found together: international capital and political fluency applied to investment, alongside operating experience from inside the game.
Partner biographies are provided in the institutional overview.
Football investment crosses borders by nature: bought in England, formed in Brazil, loaned to Portugal, sold to Saudi Arabia.
Our institutional overview sets out the analytical framework, the rating architecture, and the partners behind the firm. Available on request.