We Understand Your Business Because We’ve Been There
Running a business can be overwhelming with financial instability, operational inefficiencies, and strategic missteps. At LGA, our Business Advisory Services (BAS) team isn’t just advisors; we’re seasoned entrepreneurs, strategic dealmakers, industry experts, and experienced CFOs who have faced the same challenges you’re experiencing. With real-world experience and deep industry knowledge, we’re equipped to guide your business from its early stages to a triumphant finish.
Our approach is immersive and hands-on. We dive deeply into the heart of your business, transforming challenges into stepping stones and strategic aspirations into tangible successes.






Solutions to Help Your Business Thrive
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Strategic Financial Planning & Growth Solutions
Unlock the full potential of your business with tailored financial strategies that drive growth and profitability. Our team ensures that every decision you make is informed, calculated, and geared toward long-term success.
- Fractional CFO Services: Access senior financial leadership on a part-time or project basis, guiding you through strategic planning, financial improvement, and business growth.
- Valuations: Get an accurate understanding of your company’s worth, allowing you to make decisions that maximize value and attract potential investors.
- Financial Modeling of Exit Scenarios: Plan for the future by modeling exit strategies that minimize risk and optimize value.
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Vetted Buyer & Seller Network
LGA has curated a handpicked network of serious buyers and sellers, all eager for the right opportunity. And as an LGA client, you’re at the front of the line.
For Buyers: We’ll aim to match you with vetted clients who are ready to sell, giving you access to off-market opportunities.
For Sellers: We’ll strive to connect you with the ideal buyer, someone who fully understands the value of your business.
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Risk Management & Transaction Guidance
Navigate business risks and transactions with clarity and confidence. Our approach helps mitigate risks and optimize outcomes, giving you the upper hand in any business deal.
- Due Diligence & Risk Management: We assess business opportunities from all angles—management, financials, and risk—so you can confidently pursue opportunities or avoid costly mistakes.
- Quality of Earnings: Receive a clear, detailed analysis of revenue streams and expenses, ensuring you have the full financial picture before making critical decisions.
- Transaction Management: From negotiations to closing, we support you through every step of the transaction process, ensuring smooth transitions and favorable outcomes for your business.
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Transaction Support & Deal-Making Advantage
Set your business up for success in capital raising, financing, or sale with strategic support that highlights your strengths and helps you achieve your goals.
- Equity and Debt Capital: Connect with the right investors or lenders to fuel your business growth and secure terms that align with your objectives.
- Sell-Side and Investor Decks: Present your business story in a compelling way to attract interest and capital from potential investors or buyers.
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Operational Excellence & Crisis Solutions
Achieve operational efficiency and navigate crises with guidance that helps your business adapt and thrive, even in challenging circumstances.
- Crisis Management: Resolve significant negative events quickly, protecting your business’s financial or operational health.
- Shareholder Dispute Resolution: Facilitate fair financial resolutions in shareholder disputes, ensuring that all parties are accurately represented.
- Processes and Procedures: Streamline your operations through detailed assessments and enhancements of existing processes, leading to improved efficiency and outcomes.
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Specialized Legal & Financial Support
When your business faces legal challenges or significant transactions, we provide the support needed to secure favorable outcomes.
- Forensic Review: Uncover potential fraud, assess asset security, and ensure your business is protected against financial risks.
- Litigation Support: Benefit from financial consulting during legal disputes, helping you present a strong case and achieve positive results.
Success Stories
Benefits to Our Clients
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Start-ups
When it’s time to go from concept to reality, the decisions you make about your company in the early days are critical for your future success, including effectively attracting, negotiating and closing on capital, developing a robust and defendable business plan and forecast model, planning for your exit (it is never too soon), structuring your entity and partnership, and more. Your choice of advisors could be the most important decision you make. LGA has helped hundreds of companies grow form start up to successful exit. We can help you too.
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Growth Companies
Established businesses of any size can have periods of great success, plateaus, declines, and recoveries for any number of reasons. To help business owners keep their feet in the present with their eyes on the future, LGA develops a robust defendable business plan and forecast model, ensures that your company has optimal access to capital and liquidity, articulates your exit plan, interfaces and provides reports to lenders and investors, manages risk, and more. Let us help you reach your business goals.
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M&A Diligence and Advisory
Whether you are on the buy-side or the sell-side of an M&A deal, LGA can help. There is significant due diligence to be performed related to mergers and acquisitions which can impact the transaction price and likelihood to close. LGA creates financial “merger” models that provide both quantitative and qualitative guidance, advises throughout the transaction and documentation process, derives optimal tax structures, performs quality of earnings (QOE) analyses and helps prepare businesses for sale.
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Distressed Companies
Many companies face challenges that can impact viability and survival. For many, it is an overwhelming task to address financial deterioration, lender and vendor defaults, and anxious stakeholders. At LGA, we have guided countless companies to survive and to ultimately return to health and prosperity. If you are in need of turnaround services, please call LGA without delay.



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