Authored By: Patrick Guthrie There is no one-size-fits-all approach to business valuation. The appropriate methodology depends on the purpose of the valuation, the characteristics of the business, and the financial and market data available. Business owners seek valuations for many reasons, including mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, financial reporting, litigation, succession planning, and strategic planning. Because…
Valuing a business requires synthesizing a wide range of information, including financial statement trends, operating performance, management strength, public company comparisons, and private market transactions. These factors are evaluated in the context of the risk and potential returns investors can achieve through alternative investments in the market. During a business valuation, owners often ask what…
Evergreen Advisors Capital, a middle-market investment bank, is proud to announce that it advised Continental Contractors (“Continental”), a leading provider of luxury hospitality renovation services to premier hotel owner groups and project management firms nationwide, on its sale to Progress Equity Partners (“Progress Equity”), a private investment firm. Founded in 2003, Continental is the largest,…
Evergreen Advisors, a middle-market investment banking and corporate advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Kurt Fiore as Vice President in the firm’s Outsourced CFO Advisory practice. Fiore joins Evergreen with more than 20 years of experience advising and leading organizations across a broad range of industries and business stages, from startup ventures and Fortune 500 corporate finance environments…
The M&A Advisor announced Justin Horsman, Managing Director of Evergreen Advisors Capital, as one of the winners of the 17th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards. Globally recognized for connecting, recognizing, and informing professionals in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate finance, The M&A Advisor established the Emerging Leaders Awards to honor outstanding young professionals shaping the…
A Conversation with Founder Rick Kohr, President Shelley Lombardo, and President of Investment Banking Steve Prichett Twenty-five years ago, Evergreen Advisors was founded with a simple but powerful belief: great advisory work starts with strong relationships. What began in 2001 as an entrepreneurial vision has grown into a multi-disciplinary advisory firm serving clients through some…
As companies grow, things naturally get more complicated. More customers, more employees, more moving pieces, and more decisions that need to be made quickly. At a certain point, many leadership teams realize they’ve outgrown the systems and processes that got them to where they are. That’s usually when an outsourced CFO comes in. An outsourced…
Authored By: Patrick Lowry At The ESOP Association’s National 2026 Conference, Daniel Aronowitz, head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), outlined the agency’s evolving approach to ERISA enforcement and oversight. His comments signaled a potentially more balanced regulatory posture, including reduced second-guessing of responsible fiduciaries and a focus on fair and even-handed enforcement efforts.…
Authored By: Will O’Donnell At the Spring 2026 ASA Fair Value Conference, the opening panel session brought together managing directors from industry leaders at Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, and Kroll to discuss how artificial intelligence (“AI”) is reshaping valuation practices. The conversation offered a candid look at both the opportunities and challenges as firms integrate…
Authored By: Pat Lowry For years, ESOP transactions have operated under a consistent backdrop of regulatory and legal scrutiny—especially around trustee independence, fiduciary processes, and transaction fairness. For trustees, fiduciaries, and business owners, valuation challenges remain a key concern. In April 2026, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) outlined updated enforcement priorities that point…