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Business Services

Where Family Trees Flourish

A broad array of business planning services, can help make sure your family business fulfills its proper role in your family’s legacy


To help clients grow or transition family businesses, we also offer the services of PNC and its subsidiaries for corporate and institutional banking. Harris Williams provides merger and acquisition advice, and Solebury Capital advises on financing via capital markets. PNC’s ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) team evaluates the viability of ESOP financing.


Harris Williams

M&A Advisory Services

Harris Williams, a subsidiary of PNC, is a global investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisition (M&A) advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on Harris Williams to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries and geographies to uncover the unique story of each company. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver premium outcomes through M&A.

For more information visit http://www.harriswilliams.com/. Member FINRA/SIPC.

Solebury Capital

Maximizing Value through the Capital Markets

PNC subsidiary Solebury Capital offers independent equity capital market advice and transaction management services. For business owners who wish to raise funds through the capital markets, including initial public offerings, Solebury Capital provides information and insight that allow its clients to make more fully informed decisions at all points in the underwriting process. Formed in 2005, Solebury Capital has since become one of the most active equity capital markets advisory platforms in North America, engaged in over 300 transactions for the world’s leading financial sponsors. 

Visit the Solebury Capital website to learn more.
http://www.solecap.com/

Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Alternative Financing for Stock Purchases

For many family businesses, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) can be a powerful transition tool and a long term platform for securing growth financing. ESOPs, which combine corporate finance with employee benefits, have risen in popularity because they can provide tax benefits to companies and their shareholders, generate stable cash flow and may boost employee morale and loyalty. Hawthorn can introduce family businesses to PNC’s ESOP team, who will evaluate the viability of ESOP financing for that particular business. PNC’s team offers personalized attention and unique relationship-focused insights to help ensure that business owners and their employees enjoy the most desirable results from a stock ownership plan. Through the combination of Hawthorn’s personalized attention and PNC's broad array of business planning services, we can help your family business fulfill its proper role in your family’s legacy.

Contact PNC Private Bank Hawthorn for More Information