ABOUT EFS SPORTS LTD
ELLIOT STROUD
CEO
Founded by sports business entrepreneur Elliot Stroud in 2012, EFS Sports is an award winning solutions driven international sports management company, providing a dedicated range of specialist and bespoke services to the sports, events, film and entertainment industries.
EFS Sports’ core focus is on sports sponsorship, consulting, athlete management/representation, major events, entertainment, motor racing, film production, and sporting investments/acquisitions.
"Sports isn't just a my work and business, it's my love and passion."
Elliot S.
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Our SERVICES
We specialise in various services.
EFS Sports provide a variety of event management services to sports rights holders, managing events every step of the way from bidding to delivery – covering everything in between.
These include: operations and logistics management (international shipping and transportation), procurement services, travel management solutions, branding, design and print, communications, marketing and promotion, media rights negotiation, licensing, merchandising and retail management, recruitment and event staffing, to name a few.
EFS Sports provides professional consultancy services to sports clubs, national governing bodies and rights holders to assist in areas of the organisation where they need support.
These services include: commercial management, sales and business development, supplier relationships, marketing solutions, public relations, events management, digital/online development, embracing technology, fundraising and investment, strategy formulation, staff recruitment and training/mentoring, and performance coaching and change management.
Consulting packages are tailor made to suit specific organisational objectives and requirements, and are developed with a strategic approach.
With over 25 years industry experience, working for and representing some of the World’s leading rights holders, events, sponsors and brands, EFS Sports assists organisations every step of the way, helping them successfully achieve their commercial goals, through securing sponsorship and generating new revenues.
EFS currently have a wide and diverse client portfolio ranging across many sports; including working with several leading football clubs in the Premier League and La Liga, in boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts events, ice hockey, rugby league and union, squash, padel, golf, numerous national governing bodies and sports federations, to partnering with a number of the most successful race, rally, and superbikes racing teams on the grid.
EFS Sports works with some of the world’s leading motorsports promoters, racing teams and drivers across many disciplines, including; Formula 1, World Rally Championship, Formula E, World Rallycross Championship, British Touring Car Championship, and British Superbikes, to name a few.
EFS also owns and manages EFS Racing, an ambitious semi-professional racing team which competes on the UK sports car racing circuit.
EFS also works extensively in the film industry, assisting high profile feature films, series, documentaries, and other productions in the UK and overseas with attracting investors, securing sponsors and brands for product placement, finding suitable filming locations, and contracting suppliers.
We also have a great deal of experience in casting actors, extras and supporting artists, and a very strong network to support this.
EFS Sports has exclusive access to VIP tickets and hospitality packages for some of the biggest sporting, music and cultural events across the globe. Our partnerships provide clients with memorable experiences which last a lifetime, and at an affordable price.
EFS also provide concierge services and travel management solutions to support teams, athletes, clients and partners.
EFS Sports works with many high profile footballers, rugby players, racing car drivers, superbikes riders, boxers, and athletes from a variety of different sports to help them achieve their long term career objectives, embrace digital technology, and secure commercial partners and sponsors.
EFS Sports has a large and diverse portfolio of sporting organisations and technology companies who are currently looking for investment partners, as well as several high net worth individuals and companies who are actively looking for opportunities.
EFS are experts in bringing people together in the M&A space, and matching investors with the right opportunities.
Our associations
EFS Sports work in partnership with Network.FC, who are the leading go-to portal for buying, selling or investing in football clubs and sports teams. Network.FC are the only platform in the world specifically dedicated to this, and provides sellers with a platform to market their club, and buyers/investors the opportunity to access clubs immediately available to purchase, own or invest in. The company also operate pages dedicated to non-league and international football clubs, as well as an auction platform to sell club shares. We work directly with club owners, and prospective buyers and investors.