McColl Partners can assist clients in achieving liquidity through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"). ESOPs are employee benefits plans that give employees ownership of stock in their companies over time. An ESOP can deliver compelling tax advantages to both the selling shareholders and their company. McColl Partners' ESOP Corporate Finance Group has deep expertise and experience valuing and structuring a variety of ESOP transactions.

McColl Partners has the experience to run a dual-track process in which the sale to a strategic or financial buyer and an ESOP feasibility analysis are pursued simultaneously. This process allows our clients to evaluate and compare the most attractive after-tax alternatives at the same time. In addition, McColl Partners can assist private equity groups as potential buyers by incorporating ESOPs into proposed capital structures to differentiate offers and maximize the after-tax valuation for the sellers.