Services

It’s not enough simply to offer a range of services to facilitate mergers and acquisitions. Critical to the success of any transaction – from beginning to end – is experience, expertise and energy.

Our professionals possess these essential qualities. Each of our seasoned professionals clearly understands the most effective and efficient way to complete a transaction. More importantly, we bring personal commitment and keen, problem-solving insight to anticipate and manage challenges along the way.

Specializing in middle market strategic transactions, we maintain close relationships with private equity groups, strategic buyers, mezzanine and senior lenders. Having access to, and familiarity with, these capital sources assures that our clients will always get sound advice and highly efficient transaction execution.


Our Services Include:

Sell-side Merger & Acquisition Advisory

Sales and divestitures valued under $250 million demand no less experience and attention than do significantly larger transactions. We combine years of transaction experience with a thorough understanding of each client’s business in the execution of a professional process that results in maximum value for middle market companies.

We customize transaction processes to meet the specific needs of each of our clients. Our skill in strategic positioning and presenting our client’s strengths and our experience in developing processes focused on creating a competitive environment enable us to consistently deliver the most favorable terms and valuation and to achieve the most expeditious closing.


Private Capital Formation

We maintain relationships with an extensive universe of private financing sources focused on the middle market. Whether the goal is growth capital, balance sheet recapitalization, management buyout or shareholder liquidity, we have extensive experience in locating debt, mezzanine and equity capital to achieve our client’s objectives. We work closely with our clients to ensure that they not only receive the desired capital but also find a financial partner who will contribute to the long-term success of their business.

Financial Restructuring Services

We advise shareholders, debtors, creditors and potential acquirers of companies that are faced with or going through reorganization proceedings, recapitalizations or out-of-court restructurings. Our track record includes pre-emptive recapitalizations, sales and acquisitions of distressed companies and assets, and expert testimony.


Strategic Advisory Services

We offer a wide range of financial advisory services including:

• Valuations
• Fairness opinions
• Buy-side advisory services
• Strategic alternatives analysis

In these special situations we are able to offerindependent guidance that combines a thorough understanding of the industries involved with our extensive experience in the public and private merger and acquisition and financing markets. Our flexible approach enables us to tailor engagements to meet specific client needs.