Representative ESOP Experience

SES ESOP Strategies has installed Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) for more than 500 companies and has completed more than 1,000 transactions. Along with our affiliated law firm, Stevens & Lee, and our affiliated investment bank, Griffin Financial Group, we work with companies nationwide across all industries not only to install their plans, but also to forge a partnership throughout the ESOP lifecycle. Here is a sampling of the recent work we have done for our clients. We also have a collection of ESOP case studies showcasing the work we’ve done for clients across various industries.

Next Evolution completed transition to become 100% ESOP Owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Next Evolution for Transition to 100% Employee Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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Fitzgerald Tile

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Fitzgerald Tile in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Proconex established new minority ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Proconex for New Minority ESOP

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Dart America completed transaction to become 100% ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Dart America in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Margaretville Telephone Company in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Herregan distributors becomes 100 percent employee owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Herregan Distributors for its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Stellar accomplished last stage in transition to 100 percent esop

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Stellar Industries for Final Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Amp creative accomplished last stage in transition to 100 percent esop

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to AMP Creative for Final Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to SPS New England for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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KCI Aviation established a new minority ESOP

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to KCI Enterprises for New Minority ESOP

HMS completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Healthcare Management Solutions for Transition to 100% Employee Owned

1A Auto Established a New Minority ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to 1A Auto for New Minority ESOP

HPA Completed Transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Transition of HPA to 100% ESOP Owned

Greyhawk completed 100 transaction to beoome 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Greyhawk North America for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Harold Beck completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Harold Beck & Sons for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Tri_m Completed Transition to Become 100 Percent Employee owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Tri-M for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Interstate Drywall completed transition to 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Interstate Drywall for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Rhoads Energy Established a Minority ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Rhoads Energy for New Minority ESOP

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Golden Artist Colors completed final stage transition to 100 percent ESOP

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Last Stage Transition of Golden Artist Colors to 100% ESOP Owned

Power Plumbing completed sale of ESOP owned company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Acquisition of ESOP Owned Power Plumbing by Peltram Plumbing Holdings

Kaestle Boos Associates completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Transition of Kaestle Boos to 100% ESOP Owned

TransSystems concluded sale of ESOP owned company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Acquisition of ESOP Owned TranSystems by Sentinel Capital Partners

Optima engineering completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Lullabot for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Aero Instruments & Avoinics completed sale of 100% ESOP owned company

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Aero in Sale to a Third Party

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Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Investment Banker and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to OKEE for Company Acquisition by The Cook & Boardman Group

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M-7 Technologies completed transition to become 100% ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to M-7 in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to 4CH for its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Benjamin Obdyke completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor to Benjamin Obdyke for Transition to 100% Employee Owned

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MJM Architects raised senior debt financing and completed transition to 100 percent esop owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to MJM Architects in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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powerscreen completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Transition of Powerscreen of Florida to 100% ESOP Owned



Renovo environmental company established new minority esop

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Renova Environmental Company for New Minority ESOP

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Guttman Energy completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Transition of Guttman Energy to 100% ESOP Owned

IIQA Solutions completed the transition to become 100 percent esop owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Transition of IQA to 100% ESOP Owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to American Reading Company for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Belshire raised senior debt financing and complete transition to become 100 percent employee owned

Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Investment Banker and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Belshire Environmental Services for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

Four Sea Group last stage transition to 100 percent ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Four Sea Group for Last Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Applied Controls completed sale of ESOP owned Company

Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Investment Banker and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Applied Controls for Company Acquisition by SunSource

Advanced Conversion Techology raised senior debt and completed transition to 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Advanced Conversion Technology for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

Mechanical Contractors Completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Mechanical Contractors, Inc. for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Coho Partners established a minority ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Coho Partners for New Minority ESOP

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Stockwell Elastomerics Established new minority ESOP

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Stockwell Elastomerics for New Minority ESOP

Pittsburg Tank and Tower Group accomplished last stage in transtiion to 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Final Stage Transition of Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group to 100% ESOP Owned

Flocknote established a new minority ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Flocknote for New Minority ESOP

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McKene Defense Concluded Sale of ESOP owned company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to McKean Defense Group for Company Acquisition by Noblis

Lullabot completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Lullabot for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

JCS Family completed transition to become 100% esop owned

Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to JCS Family Companies’ in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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Stockwell Elastomerics

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor to Stockwell Elastomerics for its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to MCG in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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KRB Machinery completed transition to become 100% ESOP owned January 2024

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to KRB in its Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Seattle Gymnastics Academy completed transition to become 100% ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Seattle Gymnastics Academy for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

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Cryomech completed sale of 100% ESOP owned company March 2023

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Cryomech in Sale to Bluefors

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SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Mitchell/Martin for New Minority ESOP, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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Great Lakes Components completed transition to become 100 percent esop owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Transition of Great Lakes Components to 100% ESOP Owned

Automation X raised senior debt financing and completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Automation-X for Transition to 100% Employee Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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ONeal accomplished last stage in transition from minority ESOP owned to 100 percent ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to O’Neal for Last Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned



Yankee Publishing accomplished second stage in converting to an esop

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for the Second Stage Transition of Yankee Publishing to ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to CVM for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

Dorian Drake completed a transition to 100 percent ESOP

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Dorian Drake for Last Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Anderson raised senior debt financing and completed transaction to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Anderson for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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Bollman Hat Company completed transition to 100 percent ESOP owned

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Bollman Hat Company for Last Stage Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

Antech completed transition to become 100 percent employee owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Antech Systems for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned

HCSS completed sale of ESOP owned company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Company Acquisition of Partially ESOP Owned HCSS by Thoma Bravo

Northumberland National Bank established a minority ESOP

Griffin Financial Group Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Northumberland National Bank for New Minority ESOP

JDAVIS raised senior debt financing and completed transition to become 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to JDAVIS for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

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Dungarees raised senior debt financing and transitioned to 100 percent ESOP owned

SES ESOP Strategies Served as Exclusive Company Financial Advisor and Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Dungarees for Transition to 100% ESOP Owned, Including Raising Senior Debt Financing

Lane Enterprises ESOP company acquired Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Owned Lane Enterprises for Acquisition of Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company

Lee Building Products Completed sale of ESOP owned Company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to ESOP Trustee for Acquisition of ESOP Owned Lee Masonry into ESOP Merger of ESOP Owned Lee Masonry with and into Houchens Industries

GIS Inc completed sale of minority ESOP owned company

Stevens & Lee Served as Legal Counsel to Geographic Information Services for Company Acquisition by Continental Mapping Consultants (now Axim Geospatial)

Want to see more of our work? View our representative case studies to learn more. You can also contact us to find out more information about becoming an ESOP-owned company.