We provide unconditional advice on our clients’ exit from foundational sources of wealth
Our professional backgrounds can help us prepare clients to optimize and manage specific transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of direct stakes in companies and properties. Liquidating foundational assets can be one of our clients’ most important undertakings and providing related advice is often one of the roles we play early in our advisory relationship.
Since we do not charge transaction fees, we can offer independent, unconditional advice on these often pivotal matters.
We provide unconditional advice on our clients’ exit from foundational sources of wealth
Our professional backgrounds can help us prepare clients to optimize and manage specific transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of direct stakes in companies and properties. Liquidating foundational assets can be one of our clients’ most important undertakings and providing related advice is often one of the roles we play early in our advisory relationship.
Since we do not charge transaction fees, we can offer independent, unconditional advice on these often pivotal matters.
TYPES OF EXIT PLANNING
Sale of a Private Company
While a banker or broker plays a vital role, their primary aim is to execute and close a transaction; receiving complementary advice from a fiduciary wealth advisory firm can bring another important perspective.
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Leading up to and during the transaction, we provide insights into the position and what to watch out for during the sales process
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We provide perspectives on the risks and opportunities related to the consideration offered, e.g. cash and/or shares in the combined entity
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We analyze and structure the rights and preferences of any equity securities to be received, particularly where these vary among different share classes
Selling Down Publicly-Traded (and Other) Holdings
As concentrated holdings can, and often should, be sold over time for diversification purposes, we help our clients with the pace and levels of dispositions based on a total view of a stock’s potential trajectory.
When the stockholder remains an executive of the company and has Insider status, there is an additional dimension – managing sales within the constraints of regulations, company policies and market perceptions.
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We help craft “automatic” selling plans – known as 10b5-1 plans in the United States and Automatic Securities Disposition Plans (ASDPs) in Canada – that allow for sales while managing insider trading considerations, even in blackout periods
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We help coordinate with company counsel and the company’s stock-based program administrator to formulate and file these plans
For partnerships (such as law firms, financial firms, professional groups, etc.) where a retiring partner receives payouts over time:
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We help our clients understand the size and timing of these payouts and any uncertainty associated with them
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We help ensure anticipated cash flows are well integrated into planning for future portfolio development
UHNW INVESTORS
Planning beyond the transition
Whatever the type of Exit, there are distinct advantages to adopting a more holistic view on planning and doing so early – well in advance of a transaction.
Key early steps include:
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Assembling the team of advisors that will help you formulate and implement a complete plan
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Identifying goals and the types of investments best suited to meet those goals
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Putting in place legal structures and administrative processes to support both
Having these steps well-developed prior to an Exit helps optimize outcomes
Consider the future and how to make your wealth work on your behalf.
UHNW INVESTORS
Planning beyond the transition
Whatever the type of Exit, there are distinct advantages to adopting a more holistic view on planning and doing so early – well in advance of a transaction.
Key early steps include:
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Assembling the team of advisors that will help you formulate and implement a complete plan
-
Identifying goals and the types of investments best suited to meet those goals
-
Putting in place legal structures and administrative processes to support both
Having these steps well-developed prior to an Exit helps optimize outcomes
Consider the future and how to make your wealth work on your behalf.
