ABOUT US
Independent advisory. Institutional discipline. Built for the lower middle market.
Independent advisory. Institutional discipline. Built for the lower middle market.
OUR SERVICES
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory from initial valuation through close.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory from initial valuation through close.
Capital Markets
Independent counsel on debt and equity market access, instrument selection, and timing.
Capital Markets
Independent counsel on debt and equity market access, instrument selection, and timing.
Transaction Financing
Independent counsel on capital stack design, lender sourcing, and financing execution.
Transaction Financing
Independent counsel on capital stack design, lender sourcing, and financing execution.
Strategic Finance
Rigorous financial analysis for owners and operators facing consequential decisions.
Strategic Finance
Rigorous financial analysis for owners and operators facing consequential decisions.
OUR PROCESS
01.
Consultation
Confidential assessment of the mandate and client objectives. Scope and engagement terms established.
01.
Consultation
Confidential assessment of the mandate and client objectives. Scope and engagement terms established.
01.
Consultation
Confidential assessment of the mandate and client objectives. Scope and engagement terms established.
02.
Analysis
Rigorous financial and strategic analysis executed against the specific demands of the mandate — valuation, capital structure, market positioning, or transaction preparation.
02.
Analysis
Rigorous financial and strategic analysis executed against the specific demands of the mandate — valuation, capital structure, market positioning, or transaction preparation.
02.
Analysis
Rigorous financial and strategic analysis executed against the specific demands of the mandate — valuation, capital structure, market positioning, or transaction preparation.
03.
Execution
Full coordination through close. Counterparties, capital providers, and legal counsel managed with discipline from mandate initiation through final execution.
03.
Execution
Full coordination through close. Counterparties, capital providers, and legal counsel managed with discipline from mandate initiation through final execution.
03.
Execution
Full coordination through close. Counterparties, capital providers, and legal counsel managed with discipline from mandate initiation through final execution.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Why L.S. Ernst Financial Group?
Why L.S. Ernst Financial Group?
What size transactions do you advise on?
What size transactions do you advise on?
How does an engagement begin?
How does an engagement begin?
How is L.S. Ernst Financial Group compensated?
How is L.S. Ernst Financial Group compensated?
Are you a registered broker-dealer?
Are you a registered broker-dealer?