Butcher Joseph & Co | ESOP M&A Advisory

May 2025

Q1 2025 Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner breaks down the current state of M&A—who’s buying, what’s happening with valuations, and how financing trends are shifting….

December 2024

Mature ESOPs Are Innovating When Balancing the Crossroads of Past and Future Success

Mature ESOP-owned companies face in balancing past successes with future growth…

December 2024

Q3 2024 Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner discusses the latest economic trends, market updates, and all things M&A in Q3 2024….

July 2024

H1 2024 Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner joins Ryan Tansom and Brian Beaulieu to explore the latest economic trends, market updates, and M&A strategies for the first half of 202…

May 2024

Jeff Buettner featured on WGN Radio 720 John Williams Show

Managing Director Jeff Buettner joins WGN Radio 720’s John Williams to discuss the benefits of employee stock owner plans (ESOPs) as an ownership su…

December 2023

Q4 2023 Quarterly Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner talks about how business and financial planning in the current economic environment is more important now than ever….

November 2023

ButcherJoseph & Co. Managing Director Jeff Buettner Featured in CONTACTOR Magazine

CONTRACTOR Magazine talks with Jeff Buettner, Managing Director at ButcherJoseph & Co. about succession planning, tax implications of ESOPs and more….

October 2023

Q3 2023 Quarterly Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner helps untangle the complicated terrain of the current market shifts and explore how they impact valuations, deal structures, strategic b…

June 2023

Q2 2023 Quarterly Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

In the second segment of this podcast, ButcherJoseph & Co. Managing Director Jeff Buettner helps untangle the complicated terrain of the current m…

May 2023

Employee Stock Ownership Plans are Making a Comeback

ButcherJoseph & Co. Managing Director Jeff Buettner speaks with Crain’s Chicago about current market conditions, the state of the mergers & acquisitio…

March 2023

Quarterly Economic and M&A Middle Market Update

Jeff Buettner discusses what is going on in the deal making space and provides an update on how the current environment is impacting valuations, deal …

January 2023

Common Challenges for Mature ESOP-Owned Companies

Jeff Buettner discusses challenges unique to mature ESOP-owned companies and overviews ways to think differently about the ESOP structure to insure it…

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