Ace Advisory
Ace Advisory is a data-driven consultancy serving the sports and leisure sector, with a focus on infrastructure-heavy segments like stadiums, golf resorts, and ski facilities. The firm offers services spanning strategy, feasibility studies, operational reviews, and event planning, supported by proprietary analytics platforms such as Football Benchmark. Its clientele includes sports clubs, leagues, government bodies, and real estate developers.
- Data & Analytics
- Events
- Software Only
- Sports Technology
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Sports and leisure organizations, particularly those involving significant infrastructure investments like stadiums, golf resorts, and ski facilities, often lack access to specialized strategic, financial, and operational expertise. This gap can lead to poorly planned capital projects, inefficient operations, and missed opportunities for growth and long-term sustainability.
Solution
Ace Advisory provides a comprehensive suite of data-driven consultancy services tailored to the sports and leisure sector. The firm assists clients with strategy and business planning, market research, venue feasibility and conceptualization, project management, operational reviews, event planning, and valuation support. By leveraging proprietary industry databases and analytical tools—including platforms like Football Benchmark and the African Football Data Centre—Ace Advisory helps organizations make informed decisions on capital investments, optimize performance, and maximize the economic and social impact of their projects and events.
Target Audience
Primary clients include sports clubs, leagues, federations, government stakeholders, real estate developers, and institutional investors involved in sports, leisure, and lifestyle real estate projects.
Features
- Strategy & Business Planning: Assistance with corporate governance, strategic development plans, and business plans for sports leagues, clubs, and participation initiatives.
- Market Research & Benchmarking: Comprehensive market studies and financial landscape analyses based on proprietary industry databases.
- Venue Feasibility & Conceptualization: Evaluation of risk and return for capital projects, including stadiums, golf resorts, ski facilities, and mixed-use real estate developments.
- Project Management: Managing and coordinating lifestyle real estate projects from inception through planning up until the start of construction.
- Operational Review & Cost Optimization: Assessment of financial and operational performance to identify efficiency improvements and cost-saving measures.
- Club Valuation & Transaction Support: Business valuations and due diligence for acquisitions, financing, and disposals of sports clubs and leisure assets.
- Event Planning & Bidding: Assistance with bid books, event delivery, and legacy-building strategies for major competitions (e.g., UEFA EURO 2020, Ryder Cup).
- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment: Evaluating the full economic value and impact of major sport and cultural events or infrastructure developments.
- Data & Analytics Platform Development: Creation and management of custom data platforms, such as Football Benchmark and the African Football Data Centre, to enable data-driven decision-making.