Corporate Transaction & Strategic Advisors

Trusted advisor through a transaction.Valuation expertise to settle a dispute.

For more than four decades, our principals have advised boards, special committees, and the nation's leading law firms on mergers, fairness opinions, and independent valuation, with testimony accepted from the boardroom to the Delaware Court of Chancery.

200+
Transactions closed
50+
Litigation engagements
45+
Years of recognized expertise
What we do

Independent counsel for consequential decisions.

Three practices, one standard: analysis rigorous enough to guide a board and defensible enough to withstand cross-examination.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Fairness Opinions

Independent advisory across the full deal lifecycle, and fairness opinions for boards and special committees weighing their most consequential transactions.

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Independent Valuation & Expert Testimony

Defensible valuations and damages analyses, presented and accepted in the Delaware Court of Chancery, federal and state courts, and the U.S. Tax Court.

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Financial & Strategic Consulting

Strategic planning and value-creation counsel for companies of every stage, from founder-owned and private-equity-backed businesses to global multinationals.

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Engaged by

The nation's leading law firms.

Our opinions and testimony have supported counsel and their clients in the most demanding forums in the country, on behalf of plaintiffs, defendants, and the court itself.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
WilmerHale
Cooley
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check
Grant & Eisenhofer
Labaton Keller Sucharow
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Potter Anderson & Corroon
Who we are

A boutique built on senior judgment.

For over forty-five years, our principals have been recognized as investment bankers and expert witnesses, delivering clear, defensible, analytically rigorous counsel trusted by corporations, courts, regulators, and leading law firms across the United States and around the world.

Meet the team
They are transparent about risks, measured in their recommendations, and focused on long-term outcomes rather than quick wins. Their true value lies not just in knowledge, but in judgment.
Peter BransfieldChairman, Rypos Inc.