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Blackthorne Group serves business owners primarily throughout the greater Southeast and Texas. We are experts in designing custom exit plans for high net worth owners of private businesses to maximize their “take-away” wealth and meet their other exacting requirements, whether it be for retirement or just moving on to other business interests. Some owners may be interested in retaining some ownership in the business, but feel over-exposed in risk in these dangerous financial times and want to reduce that risk. We can help untangle this maze and coach you through these important life changes.

At the core of our exit planning practice is unrivaled skill in business valuation, having conducted over 1,100 valuations in more than 30 industries. We also perform independent valuations as a standalone service for legal purposes, ESOPs and other exit planning strategies, including merger & acquisition transactions (both Buy side and Sell side).

Many would-be planners come out of related financial services like insurance or tax accounting, but do not have the core skill-sets or experience in business valuation, sometimes greatly flawing the initial wealth and risk assumptions for you, the client. Do not make this mistake!

Here is what our clients say about us:

“David Wimberly’s ESOP valuation work is of the highest caliber. He does a great job handling the more complicated transactions.”
~ Donald M. Israel, CEO, Benefit Concepts Systems, Inc., New York, NY.

“Mr. Wimberly’s appraisal of the car dealerships was completed in a thorough and efficient manner.  His testimony in court was precise and to the point. He was readily available for assistance after the trial concluded.”
~ Janice Yaw Esq., Partner, Lepley, Engelman & Yaw, Lewisburg, PA.

“I have been an analyst, a brokerage firm owner and CEO.  I have managed sales, trading and research in institutional departments for over forty (40) years. I find Mr. Wimberly’s work to be thorough, accurate and extremely professional and will most certainly use him again.”
~ Daniel R. Murphy, Chairman, Chadbourn Division, a Division of Colorado Financial Services Corporation, Jacksonville, FL.

“Blackthorne Group’s valuation services were accurate, detailed and precise.  They have a great sense of the market for our industry and their staff is extremely professional.  I not only would recommend their services, I have.  They have truly earned my firms business.”
~Scott Davis, President and CEO, BluWater Consulting, LLC, Bellevue, WA

“Mr. Wimberly’s services were performed in a very professional manner. The results were impressive and I have referred him to other clients.”
~Omar L. Peraza, President, Sensor Acquisition Corporation, Manchester, NH