Transaction Advisory

SC&H Capital's transaction advisory team is comprised of professionals with diverse backgrounds, including investment banking, corporate development, corporate finance, commercial banking, and business operations. SC&H Capital Transaction Advisory Services assist companies by:

• Working with clients to identify the best option for achieving transaction goals
• Determining appropriate liquidity and growth options to meet ownership objectives
• Acting as an intermediary between the client and other parties in transaction negotiations
• Determining value drivers, comparable transactions for valuation to ensure a fair valuation of the enterprise both pre- and post-transaction
• Preparing an offering memorandum which summarizes the business, highlights growth opportunities and strategy, and describes transaction rationale
• Identifying potential buyers, sellers, or capital sources
• Executing a methodical marketing effort to engage the best capital partner

Specific transaction advisory services offered by SC&H Capital include the following:

Sell-Side:

The sell-side transaction process can often be complex and challenging as business owners are faced with various liquidity options that will ultimately shape their future. SC&H Capital assists business owners to determine the appropriate liquidity option that will yield the greatest benefit in order to achieve both professional and personal objectives. SC&H Capital works to ensure a smooth transaction with the highest level of confidentiality, allowing clients to focus on daily operations. SC&H Capital advises clients on various liquidity options including:

• 100% Sale
• Recapitalization
• Management Buyout (MBO)
• Divestitures
• ESOP
• Restructuring

Capital Raise:

SC&H Capital offers fundraising advisory services to clients seeking capital to grow revenues, gain customers and market share, and evolve product and/or service offerings. SC&H Capital professionals advise on the optimal capital structure needed to fund growth, and assist in various stages of the capital raise process according to client needs. SC&H Capital provides fundraising services to clients seeking capital throughout various stages of the business life cycle as follows:

• Mid-stage venture capital
• Late-stage venture capital
• Joint venture
• Senior debt
• Mezzanine/subordinated debt
• Private equity
• Minority investment

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP):

The establishment and ongoing administration of an ESOP is a complex process requiring the expertise of professionals with relevant experience and training. Our firm and our professionals are members of The ESOP Association and the National Center for Employee Ownership; we possess broad experience providing guidance to ESOP companies throughout the nation. We rely on the specialized knowledge of our professionals to serve ESOP clients nationwide, assisting plan sponsors and trustees in establishing and maintaining well designed ESOPs. As an ESOP-owned company, SC&H has the real world experience needed to help our clients navigate the unique aspects of an ESOP. Our ESOP services are summarized below.

• ESOP Transaction Services - SC&H has experience in providing transactional services to privately-held business owners, trustees, and legal counsel in connection with initial and follow-on ESOP transactions. ESOP transaction services include Pre-Transaction Valuations, Fairness Opinions, and S-Corporation Tax Opinions.
• Existing ESOP Services - SC&H has experience in providing Annual Valuations, ESOP Plan Audits, ESOP Accounting Assistance, and Company Sponsor Financial Statement Audits to existing ESOP plan sponsors and trustees in connection with annual compliance requirements.

Buy-Side:

SC&H's buy-side advisory services assist clients in executing acquisitive growth strategies. Our professionals help companies architect an investment strategy, and will assist with strategy implementation by managing any or all facets of the process according to the needs of the client as follows:

• Negotiating with potential sellers
• Financial modeling & analytical support
• Managing the due diligence process

For more information about our Transaction Advisory Services, contact us.

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This communication does not represent a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. Securities offered through Stout Causey Capital Corporation, Member FINRA/SIPC. Licensed to sell securities in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. SC&H Capital is a registered trade name of Stout Causey Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of SC&H Group, Inc. SC&H Group, Inc. is a member of SC&H Group, LLC.