M&A Advisory Leads to $1.2B in Transaction Value for Trustee Services Company

Marion Street Capital evaluated over 100 ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) transactions to advise TrusteeCo’s clients on the viability of the transactions and the strength and validity of the seller’s projected financial performance.

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The Most Pressing Challenge

TrusteeCo hired Marion Street Capital to provide expert valuation advisory for ESOP transactions. Marion Street Capital was tasked to deliver fairness analysis, fiduciary process checklists, memorandums supporting documentation of valuation analysis, financial statement reviews, and reliance on financial statements reports.

How Marion Street Capital Solved the Most Pressing Challenge

Marion Street Capital reviewed valuation reports, analyzed historical and projected financial statements, and implemented relevant metrics into its financial analysis such as DuPont Analysis to understand ROE for client companies. Marion Street Capital prepared the following documentation to provide actionable recommendations for each ESOP transaction:

  • Memorandum of Documentation of Valuation Analysis

  • Fiduciary Process Checklists

  • Reports of Reliance on Financial Statements and Tax Returns

  • Process Agreement Transaction Checklists

FinOps

Marion Street Capital deployed its FinOps solution to advise TrusteeCo on 100+ transactions in 2 years.

Outcomes

100+

ESOP Transactions

$1.2B

Transaction Value