ESOP Specialists
Since 1995
We are specialized finance consultants that assist successful companies with planning, implementing, and managing internal ownership transition strategies using Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Our clients operate in all industries nationwide.
Heavy civil construction company, ECI becomes Vermont’s newest ESOP
SAFE Boats CEO Richard Schwarz has noticed a buzz on the factory floor since the ESOP took effect last year, sensing what he calls a different level of energy and excitement.
Emery Sapp Construction employee-owners have a personal stake in the company’s success thanks to the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Efficient
We are hands-on throughout each phase of every project. From feasibility analysis to closing transactions, we control the process resulting in faster and higher-quality execution and lower transaction costs.
Balanced
We understand an ESOP is not just another leveraged buyout. We analyze a transaction’s impact on all constituents to make sure each party to the transaction is treated in a balanced manner.
Forthright
We pride ourselves on being candid and straightforward. We foster trust and reliability by providing our best unbiased advice at all times.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For company owners, the ESOP is a buyer of stock. For employees, the ESOP is a company-funded retirement benefit whose value is tied to the company’s performance. For companies, it is a corporate finance tool that finances ownership transition in a tax efficient manner.
The company creates an ESOP trust whose purpose is to own company stock.
An ESOP can own any percentage of company’s stock.
Full-time employees that meet the eligibility requirements of the plan.
The company appoints an trustee to represent the ESOP.
The ESOP trustee and sellers negotiate the value once an offer is made.
Employees’ vested accounts are repurchased by the company when they leave or retire from the company.
