What we do
Two ways we help you move forward.
Start with an asset you own.
Or a question you need answered.
Understand your asset.
Assess your options.
A Capital Readiness Assessment explains your current position through AssetScore, material risks and the evidence behind them. A separate assessment can examine a proposed programme and the assumptions it depends on.
What you receive
- A written assessment of your current position, with AssetScore and material risks.
- Supporting evidence, assumptions and the gaps that affect the decision.
- When commissioned, a separate proposed-programme assessment with its costs, assumptions and dependencies.
Current situation Proposed programme · if commissioned
Research shaped
around your brief.
Start with your investment or business brief. We follow relevant changes, investigate specific situations and assess possible acquisitions where that is your question.
Depending on your brief
- Ongoing relevant signals, with what happened and why it may matter to you.
- Investigations of specific situations and the evidence behind them.
- An initial acquisition review when that is your question, with the scope and remaining diligence clear.
Signal Desk Context checks Acquisition pre-screen
Four questions we can help you answer.
01
What is the golf operation worth?
Assess the operating business through 10 categories and 43 data points. An indicative value range is included where agreed and supported by the evidence.
02
What impact does the course have on the real estate?
We examine its impact on lot and home values, absorption and the value an architect brings to the project. Estimates are included where agreed and supported by the evidence.
03
What are the risks?
We identify the risks that affect value, financing and your ability to execute, and show what needs to be resolved. These include water rights, ground leases, membership deposits and deferred capital needs.
04
Who is the right capital?
Assess which buyer, lender or partner profiles fit the asset and its risks. Capital fit is analysis; introductions and funding are separately agreed.
Who we help
Who we work with.
Developers
We model how the course impacts home values and absorption so you can test the proposed golf investment and support it with your partners and lenders.
Owners & Clubs
Whether you are planning a sale, recapitalisation, renovation, capital improvement programme or succession, we show you where your asset stands against our published framework, so you can decide with the evidence in view.
Investors & PE
Screen an acquisition against a consistent framework and identify structural risks before committing to full diligence.
Lenders & brokers
An independent assessment, with A/B/C evidence grades by data point or category, to support credit decisions and listings.
We also work with operators, architects and vendors through research shaped around their brief. Explore focused research
How it works
Our process.
1
Introductory call
We discuss the asset or brief, your objectives and the decision ahead. We agree the scope, inputs and delivery date.
2
Data collection
We agree what information is needed. For an owner assessment, you share the available asset documents. For research, we start with the brief and relevant sources.
3
Analysis
We assess the operation, real estate impact and material risks, comparing capital scenarios where the scope calls for them.
4
Delivery
We deliver your assessment or research and walk your team through the findings, assumptions and next decisions.
Results
$26M
saved for a developer on a golf resort in the Carolinas.
We evaluated the resort under three scenarios: its existing condition, a basic renovation, and a full redesign with residential development. Each scenario had its own assessment score and a seven-year pro forma, helping ownership compare the choices and the assumptions behind them.
See a fictional sample assessment 01
Existing condition
Assessment score + seven-year pro forma
02
Basic renovation
Assessment score + seven-year pro forma
03
Full redesign with residential development
Assessment score + seven-year pro forma
Before committing capital
What changes.
What it depends on.
A proposal needs a comparison with today. We keep the current situation and the proposed programme separate, so you can see the assumptions behind the decision.
Email us about a proposal Current situation
Where you are.
- Operating position
- Current capital needs
- Material risks
Proposed programme
What could change.
- Specified improvements
- Costs and assumptions
- Dependencies and gaps
Conditional on the proposal
An indicative valuation range is included where agreed and supported by the evidence. Proposed outcomes depend on the stated assumptions.
Why Slope
Built by people who have advised on
golf and resort transactions.
Independent
Our role is the analysis. We do not take transaction fees from buyers or sellers.
Consistent
Our published framework covers 10 categories and 43 data points, with evidence quality shown so the reasoning can be compared and defended.
Experienced
More than 35 years combined in golf, resort and commercial real estate capital markets.
After graduating from New York Law School and gaining 15+ years in commercial real estate, data and finance, Ryan co-founded Hilco Global’s Golf & Resort practice with Andreas. He united Valuations, Corporate Finance and Real Estate to tailor integrated solutions for acquisitions, dispositions, valuations and capital.
Co-founder
Andreas Lagercrantz
Andreas co-founded Hilco Global’s Golf & Resort practice with Ryan and managed Alex Norén on the PGA Tour. He also founded IN/GOLF, helping brands work with golf talent, and leads Alex Norén Design Studio in partnership with European Golf Design.