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Jake Johnston 

Associate, Operations & Valuation

As an Associate, Jake supports business valuations for stakeholders across a range of purposes, including ESOP transactions and annual valuations, fairness opinions, solvency opinions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning, and financial recapitalization and restructuring. He also supports the firm’s day-to-day operations and helps maintain consistency across its financial and operational infrastructure.

Jake has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor. In 2025, Jake completed ACG St. Louis’s Emerging 20 program, a leadership development initiative for professionals in the M&A community.

Jake joined ButcherJoseph after successfully completing the firm’s internship program in 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the College of William & Mary, where he lettered four years on the football team. Jake is originally from Richmond, Virginia.

Industry Experience: Construction & Engineering, Business Services, Distribution, Consumer, Industrial, Healthcare

Transactions

Fairness Opinion

Construction & Engineering

Fairness Opinion

4C Holdings, Inc.

Business Services

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by the AE2S Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by The Carr Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Distribution

Valuation Advisory

Industrial

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has acquired

Advisor to the Buyer

Industrial

ESOP Advisory

has been acquired by the Day of Game Tickets Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Consumer

Valuation Advisory

Business Services

Valuation Advisory

Howe Electric Construction, Inc.

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by the IQA Solutions Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

Valuation Advisory

Business Services

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by the MHS Lift Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Industrial

Valuation Advisory

Industrial

ESOP Advisory

Sale of 100% of the company to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Industrial

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

Valuation Advisory

Industrial

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by the Papich Construction Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

sold a minority stake in the company to the PRWT Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Business Services

Valuation Advisory

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has acquired

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

ESOP Advisory

has been acquired by the Ruston Paving Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Fairness Opinion

has been acquired by the SMC Contracting Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Advisor to the Buyer

Construction & Engineering

M&A Advisory

Sale of assets to an undisclosed buyer

Advisor to the Seller

Construction & Engineering

Fairness Opinion

Healthcare

Valuation Advisory

Industrial

Valuation Advisory

Business Services

Valuation Advisory

Consumer

Valuation Advisory

Business Services

Recapitalization

has been recapitalized through a buyback of shares. Financing provided by

Distribution


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News & Insights

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ButcherJoseph & Co. Announced as Finalist of the 21st Annual M&A Advisor Awards

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Newly Proposed Tax Changes and How IRC 1042 Just Became Everything for Business Owners

Patrick O’Neil Honored as Recipient of The M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Awards

ESOPs

Potential Impact of Proposed Tax Legislation Changes on Business Owners

Dodd_Blog

ButcherJoseph Adds Trey Dodd to Analyst Team

DAI_Blog

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advises DAI on Acquisition of Human Dynamics

Office-Move_Blog_v2

ButcherJoseph Announces Office Move to Accommodate Growth

Key Promotions_Blog

ButcherJoseph Announces a Key Employee Promotion

The Basics of ESOPs Transactions

DBD_PR_Blog

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advises Destinations by Design on Sale to Employees

Main-Street_Blog

Main Street Employee Ownership Act Signed into Law

OurState-ESOP

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Section-1042_Pt2

IRC Section 1042 Tax Deferral [Part 2]

Section-1042_Pt1

IRC Section 1042 Capital Gains Tax Deferral [Part 1]

Advised-DAI_Blog

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advises DAI Global, LLC

ADG-Blog

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advises Advanced Diagnostic Group on Implementing Its Employee Stock Ownership Plan

TriadManufacturing_Blog

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advises Triad Manufacturing on Sale to Employees

TMI-Hospitality

ButcherJoseph & Co. Assists TMI Hospitality in Sale to Starwood Capital Group

Spinx_Blog

Butcher Joseph Hayes Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor in ESOP for The Spinx Company