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Explore our ESOP Advisory solutions

  • ESOP Investment Banking
    We provide privately held businesses and ESOP-owned companies with a full suite of advisory services and capital market solutions to meet their strategic and financial objectives.
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  • ESOP Valuation & Opinions
    We provide ESOP valuation services and fairness opinions for companies and trustees that are backed by unmatched resources and expertise.
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  • ESOP Consulting
    Our ESOP consulting services help employee-owned companies evaluate, plan for, and manage long-term ESOP sustainability.
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ESOP Advisory

Trusted Partner to Navigate Every Stage of an ESOP Journey.

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The Stout ESOP Advisory team provides privately held businesses, ESOP-owned companies, and ESOP trustees with a comprehensive suite of valuation and advisory services designed to support their compliance-related, strategic, and financial objectives.

Whether business owners are pursuing a tax-efficient exit strategy, evaluating a parallel M&A and ESOP process, or establishing a new benefit plan that aligns employee incentives with equity performance, Stout offers the experience and capabilities for successful outcomes. We advise family- and founder-owned businesses, as well as large, broadly held, and institutionally owned companies, providing tailored solutions drawing on our unrivaled valuation and corporate finance expertise.

Delivering the Full Suite of ESOP Advisory Services

Planning Phase

Transaction Services

Valuation and Consulting

Who We Serve

  • Directors on boards of mature ESOPs
  • ESOP trustees
  • ESOP-owned companies
  • Business owners of companies who are considering an ESOP
  • Buyers of ESOP-owned companies
  • ESOP counsel