Valuation - Real world valuation based on highest and best use. Identify those aspects of the business that will have the greatest impact on the potential buyer. Identify and access those buyers who profit most from acquiring this business.

Access To Buyers - Access to widest pool of buyers directly and through Empire group offices globally. Contacts with and knowledge of hundreds of buyer groups and investors around the world. Extensive research capabilities to identify related and synergistic businesses.

Management Team - Extensive and experienced Middle Market finance specialists, having served with companies such as Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Citibank, and The Chase Manhattan Bank. Fully capable to assist the owner to develop an exit strategy.

Analysis - State of the art valuation capabilities, including computer modeling techniques, research into completed transactions, database from Empire network as well as the M&A Source affiliated providers.

Marketing - Highly experienced business sales teams. Preparation of quality marketing plan, and company marketing material. Initial buyer contacts by experienced professionals.

Confidentiality - Each assignment is designed with confidentiality of the business as a primary objective. Non-Disclosure Agreements are used in every transaction.

Buyer Pre-qualification - Each buyer is pre-qualified at initial contact. Complete qualification in terms of financial ability, credit history, management capability, is undertaken prior to release of confidential information.

Experience - The Global M&A professionals are highly experienced in this market, and incorporate with them the extensive experience of the Empire group in over thirty cities around the world. Global's management has executed transactions in numerous industrial, services, retail and financial sectors.