PW&Co advises businesses and their executives and shareholders across an array of industries in M&A transactions with respect to the clients’ unique goals. Through years of experience, our professionals have refined a disciplined, process-based approach to both sell-side and buy-side execution. Whether a client is seeking to grow or diversify its business through acquisitions, buy out existing shareholders, or maximize value with a defined exit strategy, PW&Co offers an unmatched commitment to identify and execute on a realizable strategy. PW&Co’s Alabama investment banking team has extensive experience in a broad range of industries including, but not limited to, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, industrial and business services, community banking, credit unions, credit union service organizations (CUSOs), and agriculture.
Sell-Side Advisory
Business owners exploring a sale of their company need trusted advisors, who understand their specific objectives, to achieve the desired outcome. After all, selling a family-owned or closely-held business rarely happens more than once for the stakeholders involved. Our professionals collectively have decades of experience and proven success advising businesses in a client-focused approach to maximizing value and return.
- Internal strategic planning
- Valuation and due diligence
- Development of a strategic marketing process
- Identification and qualification of buyers
- Implementing a structured deal process
- Managing due diligence processes
- Negotiating with prospective acquirers
- Transaction execution at identified terms and conditions
Buy-Side Advisory
Many companies identify an acquisitive strategy as the most effective way to grow their core business or to diversify their market position. Through many years of experience, we maintain a core belief that the highest probability of success from an acquisition starts with developing a clear and consistent acquisition strategy and maintaining a disciplined process throughout any potential transaction.
Acquisitions can be in the form of a strategic purchase of a company’s competitor or one in its supply chain, a management team’s buyout of existing ownership, or a financial investment into a new industry vertical or market. Our professionals have frequently advised on successful acquisitions by understanding our clients’ objectives and instilling experience and discipline into the strategic acquisition process.
- Long-term strategic planning
- Identification and development of an acquisition strategy
- Qualification of potential acquisition prospects
- In-depth due diligence and valuation of specific targets
- Negotiating and structuring deal value and other considerations
- Engaging capital markets and identifying transaction funding options
- Strategic execution of deal to support successful investment returns
M&A Advisory Team
Michael Stone, CFA, ASA
Managing Director
Zac Venos
Associate
Ross Walker
Associate
M&A Advisory Insights
Takeaways from AFS CastExpo 2025
Last week, Michael Stone and Zac Venos of Porter White’s investment banking team attended the American Foundry Society’s CastExpo 2025 along with over four hundred foundries, metal casters, suppliers, and related service providers. We spoke with many owners in the foundry and metal casting industry who are gearing up for a strong year, optimistic about aggressive... Read More >
Representative Transactions
Securities-related transactions are conducted through M&A Securities Group, Inc., 4151 N. Mulberry Drive, Suite 252, Kansas City, MO 64116. Member FINRA/SiPC. M&A Securities Group and Porter White & Co. are unaffiliated entities.
