Advisory Services

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Most businesses today are under increasing pressure to do more with less. The current economic environment poses unprecedented challenges for organizations to maintain their competitive position and continue to improve the quality of their products and services.

For over a decade, as a financial business advisor, Tom Wajnert has been helping public and private company clients to navigate the changing currents. In 2001, he founded Fairview Advisors, LLC, a banking firm focused on strategic advisory and investment services. He has also been a long-time principal of The Alta Group, LLC, an international consulting firm to the financial services industry. Currently, he serves as an advisor with The Alta Group’s M&A practice, helping top executives think through strategy and reposition with new ownership, as well as how to buy or sell organizations.

For over a decade, as a business advisor, Tom has been helping public and private company clients to navigate the changing currents.

In 2006, Tom left Fairview to continue his advisory services as an individual practitioner. Since then, he has worked with many private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and publicly owned companies. He provides real-world advice on strategy development, investor relations, leadership development, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, enterprise risk management, and regulatory matters. His specialty is working with companies in transition, including start-up, growth, and especially distressed and restructuring situations.

Throughout his career, Tom has acquired over 14 financial services companies. He has worked with many well-known firms and their subsidiaries or portfolio companies, such as American Express, HSBC, UPS, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Cypress, Oak Hill, Odyssey Partners, Zurich RE, CIVC Partners, Irving Place Capital Partners, National City Bank, GE Capital, and Warburg Pincus.