Goelzer & Co., Inc. has been consummating business valuations and conducting investment banking activities including structuring transactions, selling businesses and raising capital since the founding of the firm in 1969. Goelzer also acts as financial advisor to numerous established Employee Stock Ownership Plans ("ESOPs") as well as ESOPs-in-formation.
Goelzer is among the Midwest's most active business valuation firms consummating over 125 engagements per year. Business and partnership valuations are completed for clients in a wide variety of industries for tax, corporate finance and litigation matters.
Goelzer & Co., Inc. also has a rich history of representing companies and their shareholders in diverse investment banking roles. In the past several years, Goelzer has aided numerous private companies to merge or be acquired by public companies. The firm has also facilitated other sales of businesses, leveraged buyouts, leveraged ESOPs and recapitalizations. Additionally, the firm routinely raises debt and equity for companies to support internal growth. The firm is also a leading provider of fairness opinions supporting transactions.
An impartial, unbiased opinion is often essential in cases requiring a subjective value judgment. Goelzer & Co., Inc. goes to great lengths to ensure confidentiality and maintain an objective posture in addressing the needs of clients.