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Time to Make a Change? We’ve Got Your Back.

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“Individuals and organizations that are good, react quickly to change. Individuals and organizations that are great create change.”

— Robert Kriegel
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At Southard Financial, we get it.

Your company is constantly dealing with change — in the industry, in the marketplace, within your customer base.

Maybe you’re looking to seek out new partners and/or capital for expansion and growth. Perhaps it’s time to add to, or sell off, part of your portfolio. Or this might be the time to acquire a new company, or sell yours.

You need to make the most of the opportunities that change can bring.

We also bring it.

Our transaction advisory expertise helps business owners and investors in private companies identify and manage their best opportunities for change successfully.

  • As the owner of a private company, you can count on us to help you find strategic partners for growth, find growth capital, or sell your company.
  • As a private equity firm or family office, you can rely on us for valuations of portfolio companies, or for help targeting add-on acquisitions or platform investments or selling portfolio companies.

Expand, invest, recapitalize, divest, sell …. Whatever changes are coming your way, Southard Financial can help.

And we can prove it.

We’ve closed numerous transactions over the last 10 years, including sales of companies to private equity and strategic buyers, recapitalizations of companies through professional investment companies, and buy-side transactions for family offices and private equity companies; whether for a partial or total liquidity event for the business owner.

These are just a few of the companies that turned to us when it was time to make a change:

  • Transnetyx, Inc. successfully realized a substantial capital infusion with our help, gaining the necessary growth capital for expansion and recapitalization.
  • Acorn International, LLC, relied on us as a trusted advisor during its sale to a strategic acquirer.
  • Best Manufacturing, Inc. chose us to represent the company during its acquisition by Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: Symbol RS).

You can find more examples on our transaction advisory page.

It’s decision time: Will you react to change — or create it?

There must be a million quotations about business and change. One of our favorites is from Robert Kriegel, who wrote, “Individuals and organizations that are good react quickly to change. Individuals and organizations that are great create change.”

As a business owner, entrepreneur, or investor, you know that change is coming. There’s no stopping it. Your job is to embrace it. To manage it before it becomes an overwhelming imperative.

Our job is to help you do more than react. We’re here to help you create the change that will serve you and your company best.

Forget the old cliche’, “Change or die.”

We believe in a more positive approach, “Change … and succeed!”

Tell us what you think.

We welcome your take on the topic. Please comment and let us know how you’ve handled change in your business. Looking back, would you make the same decision again? Looking forward, what opportunities do you see coming?

To reach out to us directly, simply call us at (901) 761-7500 or use the form on our contact page. Southard Financial is here for you.

Recent Activities

  • Southard Financial was proud to be a Bonze Sponsor of The ESOP Association Annual Conference in 2021, 2022, and 2023

  • Southard Financial was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association in 2020 and 2021

  • Southard Financial was proud to be a Member Bank Sponsor of the Ole Miss Banking & Finance Symposium in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023

  • Southard Financial was proud to be a Co-Sponsor of the National Center for Employee Ownership ESOP Nuts & Bolts Event in 2018

  • Southard Financial was proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of the Mid-South Minority Business Council in 2017 and 2018

  • Dave Harris attended The ESOP Association Annual Conference in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023

  • Dave Harris attended The ESOP Association Professionals’ Forum in 2019, 2020, 2021 (virtual), and 2024

  • Dave Harris attended the National Center for Employee Ownership Annual Conference in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019

  • Mark Orndorff and Matthew Jakes attended the National Center for Employee Ownership Annual Conference in 2017

  • Southard Financial attended the National Center for Employee Ownership Annual Conference in 2020 (virtual) and 2021 (virtual)

  • Mark Orndorff attended The ESOP Association Professionals’ Forum in 2023

  • Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Flint Hydraulics to Hydraquip, Inc.

    Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Flint Hydraulics to Hydraquip, Inc.
  • Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Memphis' own Cooper Glass Company

    Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Memphis' own Cooper Glass Company
  • David A. Harris and Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the 2019 Annual Fall Conference of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association

    David A. Harris and Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the 2019 Annual Fall Conference of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association held in Orlando, Florida on October 16-17. They gave a presentation titled “Can Employees Really Impact Company Value?”

  • Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Memphis' own TOPS Bar-B-Q chain

    Southard Financial facilitated the sale of Memphis' own TOPS Bar-B-Q chain
  • David A. Harris and Matthew L. Jakes spoke at the 2019 Spring Workshop of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association

    David A. Harris and Matthew L. Jakes spoke at the 2019 Spring Workshop of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association held in Atlanta, Georgia in February, 2019 on the topic of “Valuation Appraisal Checklist – 10 Things Your ESOP Appraiser Should be Doing”

  • David A. Harris spoke at The Fall ESOP Forum of the NCEO

    David A. Harris spoke at The Fall ESOP Forum of the NCEO (National Center for Employee Ownership) held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October, 2018 on the topic, “Communicating Valuation: Tools, Tips, and Examples”.

  • Southard Financial negotiated the sale of and was the exclusive financial advisor to Southern Systems, Inc.

    Southard Financial negotiated the sale of and was the exclusive financial advisor to Southern Systems, Inc.
  • David A. Harris spoke at the 2018 Annual Fall Conference of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association

    David A. Harris spoke at the 2018 Annual Fall Conference of the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association held in Birmingham, Alabama in September, 2018. He led a workshop called “The People’s Roundtable Interactive Workshop – A series of ‘Build to Last’ activities that focus on developing successful communication and team building programs for employee owners of all generations.” Speakers included Dolores Lawrence, Blue Ridge ESOP Associates; Lindsay Baublitz, SCandH Capital; David Harris, Southard Financial LLC

  • Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the ESOP Nuts & Bolts Seminar of the NCEO

    Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the ESOP Nuts and Bolts Seminar of the NCEO (National Center for Employee Ownership) held in Indianapolis, Indiana in August, 2018 on the topic of “What’s Your Company Worth? – ESOP Valuation.”

  • Southard Financial helps Transnetyx expand with growth capital

    Southard Financial helps Transnetyx expand with growth capital
  • Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute

    Mark A. Orndorff spoke at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute 2018 held in Memphis, TN in January, 2018 on the topic of Succession Planning titled “What is Your ‘End Goal’?”

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