
Allen Schwalb, financier for more than sixty (60) Hollywood motion picture studio films, Broadway shows, and professional sports team franchises, has added motor sports and a videogame company to his impressive list of successful sports and entertainment ventures.
He has provided over a quarter of a billion dollars ($250,000,000) to sports and entertainment entities seeking financing. By successfully structuring and marketing sports and entertainment investments, he has bridged the gap between the individual investor and the sports and entertainment worlds – two of today’s most exciting industries.
Mr. Schwalb, Founder and President of Star Partners, Inc., Star Sports and Entertainment, Inc., and General Partner of seven (7) Star Partners Ltd. motion picture partnerships, has been on the Board of Directors of Cheyenne Mountain Games Inc., which is currently developing the video game "Stargate Worlds," based upon the well known movie and long running TV series "Stargate."
“Allen’s experience with Hollywood and proven track record in fundraising will be invaluable as we grow our operation at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment" said CEO Tim Jenson. “He picks winners and that gives us a lot of confidence moving forward.
”He played a key role in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) and United Artists' (UA) 1990's rebuilding effort when his company Star Partners, in partnership with MGM/UA Inc., financed the MGM/UA movies “Rocky V,” the James Bond film “License to Kill,” “Rain Man,” “Moonstruck,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Thelma and Louise,” "Overboard," and a dozen other well known films.
In the 1980s, he raised more than $250 million when his company Star Partners, in partnership with Warner Brothers, financed more than 50 major motion pictures, including three Superman films, the James Bond film “Never Say Never Again,” three Clint Eastwood films, “The Color Purple” and “The Right Stuff.” His track record of success in the entertainment industry goes back to the 1970s when he backed several Broadway shows, including the smash hit “Annie.
Mr. Schwalb is the Founder and President of Professional Sports Investments Inc. (PSI), was the Founder, President and Owner of the Charlotte Rage Arena Football League (AFL) team, and was also a Founder and an Owner of the Orlando Predators AFL team.
Allen was Chairman of the Arena Football League's (AFL's) Public Relations Committee (for 6 years), Vice Chairman of the AFL's Expansion Committee (to acquire new team owners in new cities) and the AFL's Finance and Administration Committee. His son was Chairman of the AFL's Legal & By-Laws Committee and was an officer (Secretary) of the AFL..
Mr. Schwalb, and his son Philip, recently raised $100 million to fund the Sports Museum of America (SMA) in New York City, the world's first and only interactive multimedia sports museum and hall of fame, combining and celebrating all sports under one roof. SMA is the home of the Heisman Trophy and the Billie Jean King International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. See more about the Sports Museum of America on YouTube.
Allen is currently advising and raising capital for Arena Racing USA, the new indoor arena sports league, which brings NASCAR type racing to indoor arenas around the USA.
Arena Racing is discussed in a recent article in the Orlando Business Journal with Mr. Schwalb.
Allen is also currently advising and raising capital for a new professional football league, the United National Gridiron League ("UNGL"), www.UNGLeague.com, which will be a development league for, and a feeder league to, the NFL. In a recent article by the Orlando Business Journal, Mr. Schwalb, an advisor and financier for the league, discussed financing and investment in the league. The article also mentions Allen's involvement with the Arena Racing League.
Allen Schwalb is also the Founder and President of Modern Women Inc. (MWI), a unique company, providing services to women to help them personally or in their businesses. This is accomplished through a network of professional women advisors, consultants, counselors, experts, and specialists in many fields. They include attorneys, accountants, doctors, psychologists and investment advisors. These services are provided by these professional women, for women business owners and executives, senior women, single parent moms, and women in transition. Women in transition include recently seperated, recently divorced, and recently widowed women. MWI is profiled on eWomenNetwork Inc.'s website, which is one of the largest women's organizations in the world.
Allen was recently appointed Lifetime Honorary President of both the Executive Board of Directors and the Global Chairwomen of the Euro-American Women's Council (EAWC).
While working in the aerospace industry in the 1960s as a rocket scientist, he developed new propulsion systems currently being utilized for space flight. He published many scientific articles and papers in prestigious science and technology journals.
A renaissance man, Mr. Schwalb has substantial experience and expertise in the investment, financial, sports, and entertainment industries. He is a frequent speaker on investments to investment advisors, financial planners, stock brokers, accountants, attorneys and to women's groups and organizations. Mr. Schwalb has earned and holds five (5) Master’s Degrees in several fields including business, engineering, finance, science and technology, and management.
Allen J. Schwalb
Founder and President:
Star Partners International,
Star Sports and Entertainment,
Professional Sports Investments,
and Modern Women Inc.
Financier and Advisor:
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
Sports Museum of America
Arena Racing USA
United National Gridiron League
Websites:
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
Professional Sports Investments
Sports Museum of America
Sports Museum of America/YouTube
Arena Racing USA
United National Gridiron League
Modern Women Inc.
EAWC-Lifetime Honorary President
EAWC-Executive Board of Directors
Financier for Over 60 Major
Motion Picture Studio Films:
Mr. Schwalb, with his wholly owned company Star Partners, has provided hundreds of millions of dollars for
more than 60 films, including:
Two (2) James Bond Films:
• Never Say Never Again*
• License to Kill
• Rain Man
• Moonstruck
• A Fish Called Wanda
• Thelma and Louise
• Overboard
Three (3) Clint Eastwood Films:
• Sudden Impact
• Tightrope
• Heartbreak Ridge
• The Right Stuff
• The Color Purple
• The Killing Fields
• The Mission
• The Mosquito Coas
Three (3) Superman Films:
• Superman II
• Superman III
• Superman IV
• Rocky V
• Poltergeist III
• Road House
• The Russia House
• Oh God! You Devil
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Spies Like Us
These films are only 25 of the more than 60 films financed by Mr. Schwalb.