SRR is uniquely positioned to serve as a single-source, integrated provider of ESOP and ERISA advisory services throughout every stage of an ESOP’s life cycle. We serve ESOP companies ranging from small closely-held companies to large publicly traded companies in a variety of industries, nationwide. We have provided ESOP services to every major institutional ESOP trustee in the United States and are experienced in documenting and defending valuation analyses with various regulatory agencies (e.g., DOL, IRS, SEC, etc.).
SRR’s ESOP professionals have extensive experience in some of the most innovative and complex transactions involving cutting edge structures, having collectively completed over 1,000 ESOP and ERISA related engagements, SRR’s ESOP professionals offer unrivaled execution capabilities. Our services include:
Pre-ESOP Planning
- Assessment of strategic alternatives
- ESOP feasibility studies
- Preliminary valuations
ESOP Formation
- Transaction structuring and negotiating
- Initial valuation
- Fairness opinions and solvency opinions
ERISA Compliance
- Annual valuation
- Follow-on transactions
- ESOP loan restructuring
- Trustee advisory
- ESOP and ERISA litigation support and expert testimony
Exit
- Merger and acquisition advisory
- Recapitalizations
- ESOP terminations
- Fairness opinions
