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June 2025

Fort Worth Inc.: ERW Site Solutions Transitions to Employee Ownership

ERW Site Solutions featured in Fort Worth Inc. After Transition to an ESOP…

May 2025

Rick Hennessey Featured in the St. Louis Business Journal for the Sale of ERW Site Solutions to Its Employees

St. Louis-based ButcherJoseph & Co. was the financial adviser to ERW Site Solutions on a sale to its employees….

April 2025

ButcherJoseph Advises ERW Site Solutions on a Sale to Its Employees

ButcherJoseph served as financial advisor to ERW Site Solutions on a sale to its employees….

October 2024

ButcherJoseph & Co. Has Been Nominated for Four Awards by The M&A Advisor

ButcherJoseph & Co. was selected for four awards: the sale of Environmental Restoration to the Environmental Restoration Employee Stock Ownership Plan…

May 2024

Rick Hennessey Talks to the St. Louis Business Journal About the Sale Environmental Restoration to Its Employees

Environmental Restoration came to realize that an ESOP met a lot of their goals compared to selling the firm to a private equity firm or a strategic b…

April 2024

ButcherJoseph Advises Environmental Restoration on a Sale to Its Employees

ButcherJoseph Advises Environmental Restoration on a Sale to Its Employees…

April 2024

ButcherJoseph Promotes Two Professionals to Director

ButcherJoseph Promotes Rick Hennessey and Robert Reavis to Director…

September 2023

Can New ESOP-Owned Companies Make Acquisitions?

Newly formed ESOP-companies may come across opportunities to acquire companies. If they lack the necessary cash or debt capacity for an acquisition, t…

May 2023

ButcherJoseph Advised American Metals Supply on Its Sale to MacArthur Company

ButcherJoseph & Co. served as exclusive financial advisor to American Metals Supply Co., Inc. on its sale to MacArthur Company….

June 2022

Thinking of Selling Your Company? Here’s Why You Should Hire an Advisor

In today’s competitive market, many business owners receive unsolicited offers. With a competitive offer in hand, it may be tempting to try to negot…

February 2022

ButcherJoseph Advises InVision on Sale to Its Employees

ButcherJoseph served as exclusive financial advisor to InVision on its sale to the InVision Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)…

January 2022

How Will Selling Your Company to an ESOP Affect Your Role as Founder/CEO?

If you are considering selling your company to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), you may have questions about how the transaction will affect t…