Business Advisory Services

Businesses often need advice and guidance in the face of new opportunities or unique circumstances.  Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services offers the resources, experience and objectivity necessary to navigate complex and critical decisions.  In these instances, companies and their leadership teams benefit from having an outside business advisor who understands both the legal and business environment in which those circumstances and conditions exist.

Common situations signaling the need for an advisor include ownership transition, management succession, strategic acquisition opportunities and other business combinations, internal and external conflict, market-based changes or events, and other circumstances that can impact the organizational health and success of the business.  Through Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services, we offer a focused solution to help preserve and create real value.

Greg Curran, Maynard Nexsen’s Chairman of the Board, leads this initiative using his 35 years of experience as a Corporate, M&A and general business lawyer to advise clients in short- and long-term strategies for success.  Under Greg’s leadership, Maynard Nexsen’s diverse practice areas come together to serve client needs and execute objective-driven plans to achieve desired outcomes.

Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services has access to a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of general corporate/transactional lawyers, tax lawyers, estate and trust lawyers, executive compensation lawyers, intellectual property lawyers and other professionals.  We work with other third party advisors and consultants to achieve the best long-term outcome for the client.

Service Offerings 

• Ownership Succession Planning - Tailored advisory services focused on ownership transition, ensuring business continuity across generations or new ownership.

• Management Succession Planning - Developing near-term and long-term management succession plans and transition strategies and assisting with the execution of these plans and strategies.

• Family Succession Planning - Assisting family owned companies with multi-generational family ownership matters, internal family dynamics, family management teams, transitioning to non-family management, governance planning and other circumstances unique to family owned businesses.

• M&A/Exit Strategy Planning - Helping companies prepare for a sale or other ownership change with a focus on maximizing value and managing risk.

• M&A Process Management - Managing all aspects of the M&A process, both on the buy side and sell side, including coordinating the efforts of the legal and non-legal team and managing the due diligence, negotiation and post-closing integration.

• Executive Compensation/Incentive Arrangements - Designing and implementing compensation packages that align with strategic goals, including long-term incentives and equity plans.

• Corporate Governance - Advising business owners and boards on governance structure and practices and advising and managing specific governance issues.

• Risk Management - Assessing and mitigating risks across operations, financial, and reputational areas and developing risk management plans and processes designed to protect value through proactive risk management.

• Crisis and Conflict Management - Providing internal and external mediation and conflict management services with a business focus designed to minimize risk and preserve long-term value.

• Strategic Communications - Advising and developing internal and external communication strategies during transitions or other non-recurring events.

The Maynard Nexsen Approach 

Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services sits at the intersection of legal, management consulting and general business advisory services.  We start with the ability to objectively and completely assess business circumstances through thoughtful communication to develop clear and attainable organizational goals and objectives, then collaborate with company leadership on an actionable plan to achieve the desired outcome.

In addition to advising the client during the process, Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services also provides process and project management services that coordinate the efforts and roles of owners, boards, management teams, and other third party consultants and service providers.  This collaborative approach is a key to developing and executing highly tailored plans customized for client needs. 

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