Finding the right partner, on the right terms
We advise on transactions where meaningful capital changes hands, from minority recapitalizations to full sales.
M&A advisory for wealth management firms
Sell-side advisory
Sale or merger of a firm, marketed to a curated group of pre-vetted, qualified buyers.
Buy-side advisory
Acquisition strategy, target identification, valuation, and negotiation for acquirers.
Minority investments and recapitalizations
Raising capital from strategic or financial partners while the owners keep control.
Partner liquidity and succession
Structuring sell-downs and ownership transitions across generations of partners.
Consolidations
Combining affiliates or independent firms into a single, scaled platform.
Fairness opinions and board advice
Independent perspective for fiduciary boards on significant transactions.
Every engagement starts with objectives: what the owners want, before what the market will pay.
A controlled, staged process
We create competition among qualified counterparties, not exposure to every potential buyer in the market.
- Define objectivesAgree on what the owners want and the deal parameters that follow from it.
- Prepare the storyNormalize the financials and articulate what makes the firm distinctive.
- Curate counterpartiesBuild a targeted list of pre-vetted, qualified buyers or investors.
- Approach in stagesEngage counterparties step by step, under strong confidentiality.
- NegotiateWork through economics and governance together, not price alone.
- Close and transitionGet to signing and closing, then support the transition.
What a loose process can expose
- Client lists and asset concentrations
- Team compensation and key-person details
- Negotiating leverage, if word of a sale spreads
What a disciplined process creates
- Competitive tension among the right counterparties
- Terms that reflect the partners’ objectives, not price alone
- Confidence for clients and employees through the transition
Selected M&A advisory transactions
* Originated and executed by H. Peter Nesvold while part of predecessor firm.
A long-term partner to Pathstone
A long-term partner to Pathstone
Acquisitions, a recapitalization, and an NCP investment across a relationship that began around 2014.
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One firm from many affiliates at C2P
Buy-side advice on consolidating independent affiliates under one ownership structure.
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Senior bankers, one industry, and a process built around your objectives.