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ojerators

Stadium

M G, LMI merging

lMI, FROM lC

not expected

and convention ce

change day- today activities at LMI- managed

to

te" '
em" the
country,

facilities, said Erin Rush, directpr of operation for El Paso' s

convention

and
tourism
and Francis Paez,
executive director of the
Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority, owner of the Miami

TOd': AT A
GLANCE SMG

bureau,

t
executive:

rena.

Ron

Castell, Huizenga' s
said the sale will

not, greatly affect Huizenga' s

time. t Manages: 32
arenas and
stadiums,28
convention centers,10
theaters and
two
t In South
Florida: Miami Beach
Convention Center,
Gleason Theater,

lpts of things," Castell said.

i: We were just part of an ownership group."
Hl,jzenga became involved

with LMI in

1994, 10
years after Mike McGee cofounded the ompany in Houston
to chase he Miami Arena Jackie

aquariums.

Broward

contract. In 1984, McGee

and two Houston partners
formed Decoma Venture,which

was designed to conceive

and operate the Miami Arena. The
year
at a time
whcn private management of public
won

Enteraim

32-

contract

Center,
Tampa' s Ice
Palace, Nassau

still

a young industry.
1993, McGee bought out

lis original partners with

a group of Houston

businessmen and

promoted

Veterans

York).

League

Huizenga

convention

which oversees

centers,

Hui-zenga'

team.

I New
(

LMI

Headquarters: Houston. t

Chief executive:
Mike McGee. t
Employees: 1,
139,
911
full time. t Manages:
14 arenas and stadiums,
five theaters,three
and civic
two tourist I
bureaus. ,t
In South Florida: ,
Arena, Pro Player

about

Hockey

Memorial

Colliseum

LMI veteran

John Blaisdell to president

and chief operating officer.
McGee
became chairman
and chief executive. When McGee
searched for more partners, he
turned to Huizenga, who con-trolled
one of the Miami Are- na'
s main tenants,
the Florida Papthers National
Hold-ings,

Convention Center.
I t
Some other clients: Long
Beach Calif.)
Convention &
i
Center, i

Oklahoma
City Convention

facilities was
In

Westley.

full

operation.

We have investments in

group

t Chief

Wes

t Employees:
10,
500,
about 1,
500

spokesman,

Em; Lauderdale

Headquarters:

Philadelphia.

s private investments,

bought 50 percent stake in

Miami
MI.
l..
Stadium,
The sale is another

sign that Huizenga is divesting

himselti of sports properties. He
has sold his Florida
base- t
Marlins
ball team and his
70 perce!}t stake

in the sportsChanne~ cable

network. His publicI traded Boca
Resorts ha announced that

it

intends

to sell,the Florida

SMG

out of one
I success

owning

the

Philadel phi

him , 50-year lease

on the Philadel I phia Spectrum,
the Flyers' home, which
int

dev loped

he

'
the
l

nation's

busiest arena. r Snider

parlayed that succes. i
agement
starting Spectator Man~
Group n
(ow SMG}
J"
company
that
manages arena stadiums

info

Alltell Arena (

Rock),

Palm Springs Tourism, Augusta- Richmond

County Civic
Ir'
Center. Ii SOURCE: Company Web sites,
Amusement Business magazine. SMG
is
a
leader in

Flyers professiona hockey team. In

1980s sports mogul Ed Snider per,
I suaded the city to

Some other clients:

Astrodome, 1:

Little Ii

team.,'

Panther hockey

grew

man'I

National Car
Rental Center. t

the
give

the field of private facilities

management. Last year, SMG
said, its facili-ties
were host to 8,800
events and
30 million people. In South
Florida, it manages the Miami Beach
Convention Center, the Broward Convention Center and the Jackie
Gleason Theater. Snider
also
has moved on, after selling
his share in SMG. Today,

SMG is

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31

Wes

Management for

Westley

President &

FacilitIes

PublIc

CEO
c
r\'_
1-Vj~;
March

27,2000

Ms.Mayra Diaz-Buttacavoli
Assistant City Manager
City of Miami
Beach 1700 Convention

Center

Dr.

Diaz~caVOIi: lY'~
I am very pleased to announce that SMG has engaged
FL 33139 Dear Ms.
Houston, Texas.The result of this merger will be a stronger
in a strategic merger with Leisure Management, Inc.LMI)of
(
Miami

Beach,

company, better suited than ever

our clients and customers. The merging of these two companies will provide
enhanced operating efficiencies for all of our clients. In addition, the expanded network will strengthen
SMG's event booking capabilities to assure
to

meet

the needs of

maximum live entertainment programming for all of its facilities. With the
manage 97 facilities worldwide. We will continue to strive

now

attentiveness and

results

have come to expect from SMG. This

we grow we are able to offer

you

As

addition of
to

provide

the LMI accounts SMG will

the quality service,

very exciting time for SMG and our employees.

our employees enhanced career opportunities which enable us to
is

recruit
and promote the most qualified people

release regarding

to

manage your facilities. For your

information I'
ve

attached

this merger. As always,

if

you
have any

questions,

please

feel free

to
call.Sincerely,

W
es Westley
w~~

CEO,SMG

Attachment WW/

jm

StadIums.

Arenas.

President &
ConventIon

copy of the press

Maureen

SM G Contact:

Ginty

215)592-6665 SMG AND LMI MERGE TO CREATE

WORLD' S LARGEST PUBLIC ASSEMBLY

FACILITY

Philadelphia, PA and

COMPANY March 27,2000 -

MANAGEMENT

TX)
SMG and
-- LMI today announced a strategic

Houston,

merger that will create

the largest public assembly facility

management

name

company

and

in

the

manage facilities

world. The new combined

from

Oslo, Norway

entity

will cany the SMG

to Melboume, Australia. As

premiere management company in its field,

SMG will deliver live entertainment
and

management services

theaters around the

for

nearly one hundred stadiums, arenas, convention

globe,The

company

will

be

in SMG' s Philacelphia offices. The merger will combine

best

management practices to

operational
The

to

the

create

company' s

offer its

unparalleled

resources

clients

expertise

booking
and

headquartered

s and

a company of unmatched

shll, event booking,development

new

SMG'

centers

the

and

II' s
LI\'

depth of

facility

management

excellence.

of industry talent and knowledge will enable it

enhanced

event-booking capabilities,

increased purchasing

power and

largest
support

and

team in the

industry. Wes Westley, SMG President and CEO will be

CEO of the new SMG. Mike McGee,

LMI Chairman

President

and CEO,will serve

SMG and LMI

Merge

Page

combined

on transition and

companies

issues. Wes Westley

challenging time

for

practices of

these

said, t" he next several years will

industry. The merger of

our

industry leaders to be

joining forces with

LMI, we

business development

will

these

melded

a company

create

be

companies

exciting

an

will

and

provide for the

together for the benefit of our

that

can

provide the

best

clients. By

best

opportunity

for

our clients to realize the benefits of private

management."Westley
his

management

added, "we

team. They

to business will mesh well

ours."
Mike McGee
Their

our

business

success

have

built

a terrific company whose culture

said, " I have

had

a healthy respect for

and

SMG

ac omplislmlent is well known and

added, The
"
merging of our

opportunities for clients

and

approach

with

and

industry. McGee

expanded

have tremendous respect for Mike McGee and

our

two

over the

documented

companies will

years.

throughout

create

employees and fits very well with each

company'

s strategic growth
plan."
McGee

better
m
company

opportunity

for

looking forward

and

real value will

develop

be

continued, "The merging of SIvlU and LMI

our

to

employees and

ternl

our

ability to deliver

working with Wes and the SMG

future

long

insure

for

clients,"The new company

opportunities. While

there

will

team as

for

provide

our

we mold

are immediate benefits

this

to

management services for

new

us all,the

our

will provide

clients, I'

the

SMG and LMI

Merge

Page

3 ALL TEL
Arena ALL TEL
Stadium The Arena in

Oakland

Astrodome
Center

Atlantic
Atlantic

City Convention

City Convention

Hall Augusta-Richmond County Civic

Center Baltimore
Arena

Baton Rouge Riverside

Centroplex Bill Graham Civic

Auditorium

Bossier City
Broward County Convention
Center Claremore

Arena

Expocenter Cleveland State Convocation

Center Colonial

Stadium

Compaq

Center De Vos
Hall Denver

Complex

Convention

Dixon-Myers

Hall EI Paso Civic

Center EI Paso

Tourism Florence Civic

Center Gaylord Entertainment

Ccnter Georgia International and
Center

Grand

Maritime Trade

Rapids Grand

Center Greater Columbus Convention

Center Gwimlett Civic

Center Hawaii Convention
Center Jackie Gleason

Theater Jacksonville Veterans Memorial

Coliseum

Kansas

Expocentre Ladd-Peebles
Stadium London

Arena
Beverage
Beach

Long

Beach

Aquarium of The Pacific

Long
Long Beach Convention

Center

Louisiana

Superdome Mellon

Arena

Memphis Cook Convention

Center Miami

Arena Miami Beach Convention

Center

Mile High

Stadium Millemlium Youth Entertainment

Center Mobile Civic Center
Arena Mobile Civic Center

Food &

SMG and LMI

Merge

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4 Mobile Convention
Center Mom- oe Civic

Center Moscone Convention

Center

Complex Nassau Veterans Memorial

Coliseum National Car Rental

Center National Trade

Centre Nationwide
Arcna Network Associates

Coliseum New Haven Veterans Memorial

Coliseum New

Oklahoma

City

Arena New Orleans

Odyssey

Arena

Arena

Oklahoma

City Convention

Center & Myriad ,\

rena Ontario Convention

Center
Spektrum

Center

Oslo
Palm Springs Convention

Palm Springs Tomism

Tsongas
E.

Department Paul

Arena Peoria Civic

Center

Pepsi

Arena Pontchartrain
Center Prime F.
Osbome III Convention

Center

Pyramid

Arena Rhode Island Convention

Center Riclunond
Coliseum Salt Palace Convention

Center Soldier
Field South

Center
Center Tampa

Towne

Expo

Sovereign

Ice

Palace Terrace
Theatcr Three Rivers

Stadium Times Union

Center Univ. of North Carolina Smith
Center Van Andel

Arena Wolfson
Park

Worcester'

s Ccntrum

Centre